Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. 15 He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants. 16 He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
Cross References
Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
Isaiah 39:7
And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
Daniel 1:3
Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility,
Daniel 1:7-10
And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.
Daniel 1:18
At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.