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1 Samuel 8:15
He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He can take a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and servants.
He can take a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and servants.
Hebrew Names Version
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
King James Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Lexham English Bible
He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and to his servants.
English Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
New Century Version
He will take one-tenth of your grain and grapes and give it to his officers and servants.
He will take one-tenth of your grain and grapes and give it to his officers and servants.
New English Translation
He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.
He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.
Amplified Bible
"He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
"He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
New American Standard Bible
"And he will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and his servants.
"And he will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and his servants.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he will take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyards, & giue it to his Eunuches, and to his seruants.
And he will take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyards, & giue it to his Eunuches, and to his seruants.
Legacy Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
Contemporary English Version
He will also take a tenth of your grain and grapes and give it to his officers and officials.
He will also take a tenth of your grain and grapes and give it to his officers and officials.
Complete Jewish Bible
He will take the ten-percent tax of your crops and vineyards and give it to his officers and servants.
He will take the ten-percent tax of your crops and vineyards and give it to his officers and servants.
Darby Translation
And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
Easy-to-Read Version
He will take one-tenth of your grain and grapes, and he will give them to his officers and servants.
He will take one-tenth of your grain and grapes, and he will give them to his officers and servants.
George Lamsa Translation
And he will take the tenth of your crops and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your crops and of your vineyards, and give to his officers and to his servants.
Good News Translation
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials.
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials.
Literal Translation
And he will tithe your seed and your vineyards, and will give them to his eunuchs and to his servants.
And he will tithe your seed and your vineyards, and will give them to his eunuchs and to his servants.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of youre sedes also and viniardes shal he take the Tithes, & geue vnto his chaberlaynes and seruauntes.
Of youre sedes also and viniardes shal he take the Tithes, & geue vnto his chaberlaynes and seruauntes.
American Standard Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he shall take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyardes, and geue it to his eunuches, & to his seruauntes.
And he shall take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyardes, and geue it to his eunuches, & to his seruauntes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
King James Version (1611)
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and giue to his officers, and to his seruants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and giue to his officers, and to his seruants.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give it to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give it to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
English Revised Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Berean Standard Bible
He will take a tenth of your grain and vintage and give it to his officials and servants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and vintage and give it to his officials and servants.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But also he schal take the tenthe part of youre cornes, and rentis of vyneris, that he yyue to his chaumberleyns and seruauntis.
But also he schal take the tenthe part of youre cornes, and rentis of vyneris, that he yyue to his chaumberleyns and seruauntis.
Young's Literal Translation
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Update Bible Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his slaves.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his slaves.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
World English Bible
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
New King James Version
He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.
New Living Translation
He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and your grape harvest and distribute it among his officers and attendants.
New Life Bible
He will take a tenth part of your grain and your vines to give to his leaders and his servants.
He will take a tenth part of your grain and your vines to give to his leaders and his servants.
New Revised Standard
He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers.
He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers and to his servants;
And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers and to his servants;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give to his eunuchs and servants.
Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give to his eunuchs and servants.
Revised Standard Version
He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.
"He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.
Contextual Overview
4 Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah, 5 And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations. 6 But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them. 8 As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you. 9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler. 10 And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king. 11 And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages; 12 And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages. 13 Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
officers: Heb. eunuchs, Genesis 37:36, Isaiah 39:7, Daniel 1:3, Daniel 1:7-10, Daniel 1:18
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:24 - the fifth part 1 Samuel 22:7 - give 2 Chronicles 18:8 - officers Nehemiah 5:15 - even their Esther 4:4 - chamberlains Hebrews 7:2 - a tenth
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he will take the tenth of your seed,.... When grown up and ripe, as their wheat and barley:
and of your vineyards; the tenth of the grapes they should produce:
and give to his officers, and to his servants; for the support and maintenance of them; and to pay this, besides the tithes of the priests and Levites, would make it very burdensome to them; and this was no other than what kings of other nations usually had, the like to whom they were desirous of having, and therefore must expect that they would insist upon the privileges and revenues that others had. In Babylon, as Aristotle g relates, there was an ancient law which required the tenth of whatever was imported for the public revenue, which was revived in the times of Alexander by Antimenes the Rhodian. In Arabia Felix was an island abounding with frankincense and myrrh, and various spices, the tenth of the fruits of which the king always had, as Diodorus Siculus h reports, as in the Apocrypha:
"And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief.'' (1 Maccabees 11:35)
g Oeconomic. l. 2. p. 283. h Bibliothec. l. 5. p. 317.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.
