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# служити — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *служити* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 2 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: служити (130). By style: everyday 4 · biblical 126.

## serve

Used about 103 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · biblical ≈ 100). Forms: serve, served. Meaning: [serve in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/serve/).

- Наша країна має нам **служити**.
  Our country is supposed to **serve** us.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#6130580](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6130580) [\#6130688](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6130688))

- сказано їй, що більший **служити** ме меншому,
  it was said to her, “The elder will **serve** the younger.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ROM 9:12)

- Уряд повинен **служити** людям, а не навпаки.
  The government is supposed to **serve** the people, not the other way around.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#6130582](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6130582) [\#6130685](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6130685))

- І відказав люд Йозуйові: Нї, волимо **служити** Господеві!
  The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will **serve** the LORD.”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOS 24:21)

- Немає простого візерунку, який міг би **служити** шаблоном.
  There is no simple pattern that can **serve** as a template.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and AlanF\_US · checked, community translation · [\#8657795](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8657795) [\#11063059](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11063059))

## minister

Used about 16 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 16). Meaning: [minister in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/minister/).

- І не могли сьвященники за хмарою стояти там і **служити** службу, бо храм Господень сповнився славою Господньою.
  so that the priests could not stand to **minister** by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 8:11)

- Оце порядок воротарів по головах родин, здібних до служби вкупі з їх братами, щоб **служити** в домі Господньому.
  Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to **minister** in the LORD’s house.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CH 26:12)

- Сїм день надївати ме їх син його, котрий буде послї його сьвященником, котрий увийде у громадський намет, щоб **служити** в сьвятинї.
  Seven days shall the son who is priest in his place put them on, when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to **minister** in the holy place.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 29:30)

- Шати до служення в сьвятинї; шати сьвяті для Арона, сьвященника, і шати для синів його, щоб **служити** сьвященну службу.
  the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons—to **minister** in the priest’s office.’”
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 35:19)

- Шату мережану до служби в сьвятинї й сьвяті шати для Арона сьвященника і шати для синів його, щоб **служити** службу сьвященну.
  the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to **minister** in the priest’s office.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 39:41)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Том розмірковує над тим, щоб піти **служити**.
  Tom is considering joining the army.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#3419683](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3419683) [\#6291371](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6291371))

- Царь розмовляв із ними, і ось зпоміж усїх хлопцїв не знайшлось таких, як Даниїл, Ананїя, Мисаїл та Азарія, та й стали вони **служити** перед царем.
  The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DAN 1:19)

- От і став Соломон **служити** Астартї, божищеві Сидонському, й Молохові, гидотї Аммонїйській.
  For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1KI 11:5)

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