16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 8:16:1 ⧉וְאֶת־עַבְדֵיכֶם֩veetavdekhemand {the} your male servants 1 Samuel 8:16:2 ⧉וְֽאֶת־שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םveetshifkhotekhemand {the} your female servants 1 Samuel 8:16:3 ⧉וְאֶת־בַּחוּרֵיכֶ֧םveetbakhurekhemand {the} your young men 1 Samuel 8:16:4 ⧉הַטּוֹבִ֛יםhatovimthe good ones 1 Samuel 8:16:5 ⧉וְאֶת־חֲמוֹרֵיכֶ֖םveetkhamorekhemand {the} your donkeys 1 Samuel 8:16:6 ⧉יִקָּ֑חyikkakhhe will take 1 Samuel 8:16:7 ⧉וְעָשָׂ֖הveasaand he will make or do 1 Samuel 8:16:8 ⧉לִמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃limmelakhtofor his work |
16. Formal Translation He will conscript your male servants and your female servants, the choicest of your young men, and your donkeys, assigning them to his labor. |
16. Dynamic Translation He will seize your male and female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, making them serve his own purposes. |