1 Samuel 8:15

1 Samuel 8:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
• New International Version (NIV)He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.

Context of 1 Samuel 8:15

13He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers. 14He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants. He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants. 16He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use. 17He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.

1 Samuel 8:15 word by word

וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he will take the tenthעָשַׂר‛âώar · to titheH6237
• of your seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• and of your vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to his officersסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• and to his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 8:15

• Genesis 37:36Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.
• Isaiah 39:7‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
• Daniel 1:3The king commanded Ashpenaz, who was in charge of his court officials, to choose some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent –

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 See illustrations in marginal references; 1 Kings 5:13-18; 1 Kings 12:4.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is. The law of God and the manner of men widely differ from each other; the former should be our rule in the several relations of life; the latter should be the measure of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15People had to give a tenth of their harvest as a sacred donation to support God's temple and its workers (Deuteronomy 12:6, 17–18; 14:22–29; 26:12–15). The king also required another tenth, which was a heavy burden due to the unpredictable nature of farming.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. he will take your fields, &c.--The circumstances mentioned here might be illustrated by exact analogies in the conduct of many Oriental monarchs in the present day.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 8:15

• Government
• Israel
• Monarchy
• Rulers
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• Manner
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Sharpen
• Taxes
• Assessor
• City
• Eunuch
• Israel, History of
• Jotham

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings