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1 Samuel 8:15

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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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  1. 1 Samuel 8:13

    And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

  2. 1 Samuel 8:14

    And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

  3. 1 Samuel 8:16

    And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

  4. 1 Samuel 8:17

    He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

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