Psalms 81:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But I would feed you with the finest wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וֽ͏ַ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ מֵחֵ֣לֶב חִטָּ֑ה וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר דְּבַ֣שׁ אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʾăḵîlēhû from ḥēleb ḥiṭṭâ and from ûmiṣṣûr dəbaš ʾaśbîʿeḵā

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʾăḵîlēhû*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix and prefixed consecutive waw - 'and he would feed him'
• *ḥēleb*: masculine singular construct - 'fat/finest of'
• *ḥiṭṭâ*: feminine singular noun - 'wheat'
• *ûmiṣṣûr*: masculine singular noun with prefixed conjunction waw and preposition min - 'and from rock'
• *dəbaš*: masculine singular noun - 'honey'
• *ʾaśbîʿeḵā*: hiphil imperfect 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I would satisfy you'

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʾăḵîlēhû*: and he would feed him/he would cause him to eat
• *ḥēleb*: fat/finest part/best
• *ḥiṭṭâ*: wheat/grain
• *ûmiṣṣûr*: and from rock/from the crag/from the flint
• *dəbaš*: honey/sweet substance
• *ʾaśbîʿeḵā*: I would satisfy you/I would fill you/I would saturate you