"He will takea tenthof your seedand of your vineyardsand giveto his officersand to his servants.
Meanwhile, the Midianitessoldhim in Egyptto Potiphar,Pharaoh'sofficer,the captainof the bodyguard.
And [some] of your sonswhowill issuefrom you, whomyou will beget,will be takenaway, and they will becomeofficialsin the palaceof the kingof Babylon.'"
Then at the endof the dayswhichthe kinghad specifiedfor presentingthem, the commanderof the officialspresentedthem beforeNebuchadnezzar.
Then the kingorderedAshpenaz,the chiefof his officials,to bringin someof the sonsof Israel,including someof the royalfamilyand of the nobles,
"He will takethe bestof your fieldsand your vineyardsand your olivegrovesand give[them] to his servants.
"He will also takeyour maleservantsand your femaleservantsand your bestyoungmenand your donkeysand use[them] for his work.