1 Samuel 8:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He will take the ten-percent tax of your crops and vineyards and give it to his officers and servants.

Berean Standard Bible:

He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and 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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And he will take the tenth{H6237} of your seed{H2233}, and of your vineyards{H3754}, and give{H5414} to his officers{H5631}, and to his servants{H5650}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Daniel 1:7

  • Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.

Daniel 1:10

  • And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.

Genesis 37:36

  • And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard.

Daniel 1:18

  • Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

Isaiah 39:7

  • And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

Daniel 1:3

  • And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

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Commentary for 1 Samuel 8:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6237
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשַׂר
    Transliteration: ʻâsar
    Pronunciation: aw-sar'
    Description: a primitive root (identical with עָשַׁר); to accumulate; but used only as denominative from עֶשֶׂר; to tithe, i.e. to take or give atenth; [idiom] surely, give (take) the tenth, (have, take) tithe(-ing, -s), [idiom] truly.
  2. Strong's Number: H2233
    There are 205 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זֶרַע
    Transliteration: zeraʻ
    Pronunciation: zeh'-rah
    Description: from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
  3. Strong's Number: H3754
    There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כֶּרֶם
    Transliteration: kerem
    Pronunciation: keh'-rem
    Description: from an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard; vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם.
  4. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  5. Strong's Number: H5631
    There are 42 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָרִיס
    Transliteration: çârîyç
    Pronunciation: saw-reece'
    Description: or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state; chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare רַב־סָרִיס.
  6. Strong's Number: H5650
    There are 714 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶבֶד
    Transliteration: ʻebed
    Pronunciation: eh'-bed
    Description: from עָבַד; a servant; [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.