1 Samuel 8:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 He will tithe your crops and grape harvests to give to his officials[a] and his servants.(A) 16 He will take your male and female slaves, as well as your best oxen and donkeys, and use them to do his work. 17 He will also tithe your flocks. As for you, you will become his slaves.(B)
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- 8:15 Officials: lit., eunuchs. These high-ranking administrators were not necessarily emasculated.
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