1 Samuel

1 Samuel 8:17

¹⁷He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will take a tenth	יַעְשֹׂ֑ר	ya‘·śōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6237 take the tenth of, tithe
of your flocks	צֹאנְכֶ֖ם	ṣō·nə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and you yourselves	וְאַתֶּ֖ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
will become	תִּֽהְיוּ־	tih·yū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
slaves	לַעֲבָדִֽים׃	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.