Ecclesiastes 2:7
“I got me seruants and maydens, and had seruants borne in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattell, aboue all that were in Ierusalem before me.”
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Ecclesiastes 2:7 Context
5I made mee gardens & orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinde of fruits. 6I made mee pooles of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth foorth trees: 7I got me seruants and maydens, and had seruants borne in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattell, aboue all that were in Ierusalem before me. 8I gathered mee also siluer and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the prouinces: I gate mee men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sonnes of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 9So I was great, and increased more then all that were before mee in Ierusalem; also my wisedome remained with me.
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I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
- King James Version
I bought male and female slaves and I had homeborn slaves. Also I possessed flocks and herds larger than all who preceded me in Jerusalem.
- New American Standard Version (1995)