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servants

Meaning of “servants”

Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:25

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1 Samuel 4:9
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:9 · retained source text

Bee strong, and quit your selues like men, O ye Philistines, that yee be not seruants vnto the Hebrewes, as they haue bene to you: quit your selues like men, and fight.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Be men.

1611 marginal noteIudg. 13.1.

1 Samuel 8:14
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:14 · retained source text

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliue-yards, euen the best of them, and giue them to his seruants.

1 Samuel 8:15
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:15 · retained source text

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and giue to his officers, and to his seruants.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Eunuches.

1 Samuel 8:17
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:17 · retained source text

Hee will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.

1 Samuel 9:3
And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 9:3 · retained source text

And the asses of Kish, Sauls father, were lost; and Kish said to Saul his sonne, Take nowe one of the seruants with thee, and arise, goe seeke the asses.

1 Samuel 12:19
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 12:19 · retained source text

And all the people said vnto Samuel, Pray for thy seruants vnto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we haue added vnto all our sinnes, this euil, to aske vs a King.

1 Samuel 16:15
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:15 · retained source text

And Sauls seruants said vnto him, Behold now, an euill spirit from God troubleth thee.

1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:16 · retained source text

Let our lord now command thy seruants which are before thee, to seeke out a man, who is a cunning player on an harpe: and it shall come to passe when the euill spirit from God is vpon thee, that hee shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

1 Samuel 16:17
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:17 · retained source text

And Saul said vnto his seruants, Prouide mee now a man, that can play well, and bring him to me.

1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:18 · retained source text

Then answered one of the seruants, and said, Behold, I haue seene a sonne of Iesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of warre, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

1611 marginal noteOr, speech.

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