1 Samuel 8:15

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 {H6237} of your seed {H2233}, and of your vineyards {H3754}, and give {H5414} to his officers {H5631}, and to his servants {H5650}.

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

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

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

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Daniel 1:7 (2 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

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

  • Daniel 1:18 (2 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

    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 (2 votes)

    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;