KJV King James Version
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 8:12
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
WEB World English Bible
and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
ASV American Standard Version
and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 8
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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וְלָשׂ֣וּםH7760 · sumto set: makeל֔וֹH9033 · ohimשָׂרֵ֥יH8269 · sarrulerאֲלָפִ֖יםH505 · e.lephthousandוְשָׂרֵ֣יH8269 · sarrulerחֲמִשִּׁ֑יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁH2790 · cha.rashto plow/plotחֲרִישׁוֹ֙H2758 · cha.rishplowingוְלִקְצֹ֣רH7114 · qa.tserbe shortקְצִיר֔וֹH7105 · qa.tsirharvestוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doכְּלֵֽי־H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilמִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleוּכְלֵ֥יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilרִכְבּֽוֹ׃H7393 · re.khevchariot
Cross-references
1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;2 Chronicles 32:28-29Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.1 Kings 4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.1 Kings 4:27-28And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.1 Kings 4:22-23And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,1 Chronicles 27:1-22Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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