1 Samuel 8:15 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 8:15

13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.

14 And ^ahe will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.

15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

16 And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest¹ young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

17 He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants.

18 And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord ^awill not hear you in that day.”

19 Nevertheless the people ^arefused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 8:15

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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® Bible
He will take a tenth of your grain 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.

Darby English Version
And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

Good News Bible
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your grapes for his court officers and other officials.

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.

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.

New International Version
He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.

New King James Version
He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

New English Translation
He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators¹ and his servants.

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