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."
— 1 Samuel 8:15, Bible in Basic English
“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 of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. ”
“He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his 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.”
And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.
Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.
He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.
He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.
He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.
Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.