1 Samuel 8:17 KJV

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

Thou and Ye

  • your, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • He will take the tenth יַעְשֹׂר yaʿśōr עָשַׂר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • of your sheep צֹאנְכֶם ṣōʾnĕkem צֹאן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • and ye shall be his servants וְאַתֶּם wĕʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural · with and תִּהְיוּ tihyû Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לַעֲבָדִים laʿăbādîm עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural · with preposition

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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