Deuteronomy 32:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the finest of the wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou drankest wine.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב צֹ֗אן עִם־חֵ֨לֶב כָּרִ֜ים וְאֵילִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־בָשָׁן֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים עִם־חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־עֵנָ֖ב תִּשְׁתֶּה־חָֽמֶר׃

Transliteration

ḥemʾaṯ bāqār waḥălēḇ ṣōʾn ʿim-ḥēleḇ kārîm wəʾêlîm bənê-ḇāšān wəʿattûdîm ʿim-ḥēleḇ kilyôṯ ḥiṭṭâ wədam-ʿēnāḇ tištê-ḥāmer

Grammar Details

*ḥemʾaṯ*: feminine singular construct noun - butter/curds of
*bāqār*: masculine singular noun - cattle/herd
*waḥălēḇ*: conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and milk of
*ṣōʾn*: feminine singular noun - flock/sheep
*ʿim*: preposition - with
*ḥēleḇ*: masculine singular construct noun - fat of
*kārîm*: masculine plural noun - lambs/rams
*wəʾêlîm*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and rams
*bənê*: masculine plural construct noun - sons of
*ḇāšān*: proper noun - Bashan
*wəʿattûdîm*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and he-goats
*kilyôṯ*: feminine plural construct noun - kidneys of
*ḥiṭṭâ*: feminine singular noun - wheat
*wədam*: conjunction + masculine singular construct noun - and blood of
*ʿēnāḇ*: masculine singular noun - grape
*tištê*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you drank
*ḥāmer*: masculine singular noun - wine/fermented drink

Word Meanings

*ḥemʾaṯ*: butter/curds/cream
*bāqār*: cattle/herd/oxen
*ḥălēḇ*: milk/dairy
*ṣōʾn*: flock/sheep/goats
*ḥēleḇ*: fat/finest part/best
*kārîm*: lambs/young rams
*ʾêlîm*: rams/male sheep
*bənê-ḇāšān*: sons of Bashan/Bashan breed (of premium quality)
*ʿattûdîm*: he-goats/male goats/leaders
*kilyôṯ*: kidneys/inner parts/seat of emotion
*ḥiṭṭâ*: wheat/grain
*dam-ʿēnāḇ*: blood of grapes/grape juice/wine
*ḥāmer*: wine/fermented drink/foaming wine

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Referenced Verses

Gen 49:11 : 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine; He hath washed his garments in wine, And his vesture in the blood of grapes:
Ps 81:16 : 16 He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.
Ps 147:14 : 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Isa 7:15 : 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isa 7:22 : 22 and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land.
Ezek 39:18 : 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
Mic 7:14 : 14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell solitarily, in the forest in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Matt 26:28-29 : 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
John 6:55-56 : 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him.
Judg 5:25 : 25 He asked water, and she gave him milk; She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
2 Sam 17:29 : 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
Job 20:17 : 17 He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
Ps 22:12 : 12 Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Gen 18:8 : 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

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