Deuteronomy 11:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And I will give grass in thy fields for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be full.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְנָתַתִּ֛י עֵ֥שֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ֖ לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃

Transliteration

And nātattî ʿēśeb in-śādəḵā for-bəhemteḵā and ʾāḵaltā and śābāʿtā.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*nātattî*: qal perfect verb, 1st person singular - I will give
*ʿēśeb*: noun masculine singular - vegetation/grass/herbs
*bə-*: preposition - in
*śādəḵā*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your field
*li-*: preposition - for/to
*bəhemteḵā*: noun feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cattle
*ʾāḵaltā*: qal perfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat
*śābāʿtā*: qal perfect verb, 2nd person masculine singular - you will be satisfied

Word Meanings

*nātattî*: I will give/I will provide/I will produce
*ʿēśeb*: vegetation/grass/plants/herbs
*śādəḵā*: your field/your land/your countryside
*bəhemteḵā*: your cattle/your livestock/your animals
*ʾāḵaltā* *wə-śābāʿtā*: you will eat and be satisfied/you will eat and be full

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Referenced Verses

Deut 6:11 : 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;
Ps 104:14 : 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Joel 2:19 : 19 And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;
Joel 2:22 : 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.
Hag 1:6 : 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.
Mal 3:10-11 : 10 Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough [to receive it]. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Jer 14:5 : 5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.
Joel 1:18 : 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Deut 8:10 : 10 And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
1 Kgs 18:5 : 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go through the land, unto all the fountains of water, and unto all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

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