The Meaning of 1 Samuel 8:15 Explained

1 Samuel 8:15

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

YLT: And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 8:15?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 8:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 8:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Samuel 8:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Samuel 8:15 Mean?

Context Summary

1Sa 8:10-22 - Rejecting The Prophet's Warning
The people had entreated Samuel to cry unto God in their behalf; and now we see him going to and fro between the people and God, as a true mediator and intercessor. "He told all the words of the Lord unto the people," 1 Samuel 8:10; and, "He rehearsed all the words of the people in the ears of the Lord," 1 Samuel 8:21. See also 1 Samuel 8:22. Samuel is fitly described in the Psalter as one who called upon God's name, Psalms 99:6. How much we may influence the life of a nation or of an individual if we will only pray with persistent and believing earnestness! We cannot dispense with our statesmen, but our prophets-the Samuels and the Elijahs-are the most efficient chariots and horsemen of protection, 2 Kings 2:12.
The people could not answer Samuel's grave and graphic words. They contented themselves with repeating their request, and soon they learned the bitterness of imposing their own will upon God. They would have a king, and God gave them their hearts' desire, but see Psalms 106:15. When Samuel had received God's reply, he set himself, with all his power, to further the matter, at all cost to himself. We are reminded of that noble reply of the Baptist in John 3:31. God's will ever first and supreme! [source]

Chapter Summary: 1Sa 8

1  By occasion of the ill government of Samuel's sons, the Israelites ask a king
6  Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God
10  He tells the manner of a king
19  God wills Samuel to yield unto the importunity of the people

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 8:15 mean?

And your grain and your vintage He will take a tenth and give it to his officers and servants
וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם יַעְשֹׂ֑ר וְנָתַ֥ן לְסָרִיסָ֖יו וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו

וְזַרְעֵיכֶ֥ם  And  your  grain 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
וְכַרְמֵיכֶ֖ם  and  your  vintage 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
יַעְשֹׂ֑ר  He  will  take  a  tenth 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשַׂר  
Sense: to tithe, take the tenth part of, give a tithe, take a tithe.
וְנָתַ֥ן  and  give  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לְסָרִיסָ֖יו  to  his  officers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: סָרִיס  
Sense: official, eunuch.
וְלַעֲבָדָֽיו  and  servants 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.

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