1 Samuel 8:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 8:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עַבְדֵיכֶם֩
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְֽאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧ם
bâchûwr
H970
young man
הַטּוֹבִ֛ים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖ם
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
יִקָּ֑ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
וְעָשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And your servants and your maidservants and your young men, the best, and your donkeys, he will take and use for his work.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).