Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
New American Standard Bible
He will take a 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.
Holman Bible
He can take a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and servants.
International Standard Version
He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his officers and servants.
A Conservative Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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.
Amplified
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And of your seeds and of your vineyards he will take the tenth and give to his eunuchs and to his servants.
King James 2000
And he will take the tenth of your grain, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give [it] to his high officials and to his servants.
Modern King James verseion
And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his eunuchs and to his servants.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he shall take the tenth of your seed and of your vines, and give it to his lords, and to his servants.
NET Bible
He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.
New Heart English Bible
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
The Emphasized Bible
And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers and to his servants;
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Themes
Government » Mosaic » Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Israel » Under the judges » Demands » King
Kings » Israel warned against seeking
Monarchy » Described by samuel
Rejection » The reward for rejecting the lord
samuel » People desire a king; he protests
The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Examples of
Tribute » Often exacted in » Produce of land, &c
Tribute » Sometimes exacted by kings from their own subjects
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 8:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Demand For A King
14 He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants. 16 He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.
Cross References
Genesis 37:36
And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.
Isaiah 39:7
And your sons, even your offspring, will they take away to be unsexed servants in the house of the king of Babylon.
Daniel 1:3
And the king gave orders to Ashpenaz, the captain of his unsexed servants, to take in some of the children of Israel, certain of the king's family, and those of high birth;
Daniel 1:7-10
And the captain of the unsexed servants gave them names; to Daniel he gave the name of Belteshazzar, to Hananiah the name of Shadrach, to Mishael the name of Meshach, and to Azariah the name of Abed-nego.
Daniel 1:18
Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.