English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 32:14
14Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of Bashan and goats, with the very finest of the wheat— and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape.
Deuteronomy 32:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
- New International Version (NIV)with curds and milk from herd and flock and with fattened lambs and goats, with choice rams of Bashan and the finest kernels of wheat. You drank the foaming blood of the grape.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs; And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, With the choicest wheat; And you drank wine, the blood of the grapes.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He fed them yogurt from the herd and milk from the flock, together with the fat of lambs. He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats, together with the choicest wheat. You drank the finest wine, made from the juice of grapes.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:14
12the Lord alone guided him, no foreign god was with him. 13He made him ride on the high places of the land, and he ate the produce of the field, and he suckled him with honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock. Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of Bashan and goats, with the very finest of the wheat— and you drank foaming wine made from the blood of the grape. 15"But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation. 16They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominations they provoked him to anger.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:14 word by word
חֶמְאַ֨ת בָּקָ֜ר וַחֲלֵ֣ב צֹ֗אן עִם־חֵ֨לֶב כָּרִ֜ים וְאֵילִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־בָשָׁן֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים עִם־חֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת חִטָּ֑ה וְדַם־עֵנָ֖ב תִּשְׁתֶּה־חָֽמֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butterחֶמְאָהchem'âh chêmâh · curdH2529
- of kineבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
- and milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
- of sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- with fatחֵ֫לֶבcheleb chêleb · fatH2459
- of lambsכַּרkar · ramH3733
- and ramsאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
- of the breedבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbâshân · BashanH1316
- and goatsעַתּוּד‛attûd ‛attûd · goatH6260
- of kidneysכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629
- of wheatחִטָּהchiţţâh · wheatH2406
- and thou didst drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- the pureחֶ֫מֶרchemer · wineH2561
- bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- of the grapeעֵנָב‛ênâb · grapeH6025
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:14
- Genesis 18:8Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
- Judges 5:25He asked for water and she gave him milk; she brought him curds in a noble's bowl.
- 2 Samuel 17:29honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, "The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness."
- Job 20:17He will not look upon the rivers, the streams flowing with honey and curds.
- Isaiah 7:15He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me;
- Ezekiel 39:18You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them fat beasts of Bashan.
- Amos 4:1"Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to your husbands, 'Bring, that we may drink!'
- Micah 7:14Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old.
- Psalms 81:16But he would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."
- Psalms 147:14He makes peace in your borders; he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
- Genesis 49:11Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes.
- Matthew 26:28for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
- John 6:55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Fat of kidneys of wheat - Almost every person knows that the kidney is enveloped in a coat of the purest fat in the body of the animal, for which several anatomical reasons might be given. As the kidney itself is to the abundantly surrounding fat, so is the germ of the grain to the lobes or farinaceous parts. The expression here may be considered as a very strong and peculiarly happy figure to point out the finest wheat, containing the healthiest and most…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Moses gives particular instances of God's kindness and concern for them. The eagle's care for her young is a beautiful emblem of Christ's love, who came between Divine justice and our guilty souls, and bare our sins in his own body on the tree. And by the preached gospel, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, He stirs up and prevails upon sinners to leave Satan's bondage. In ver. #(13-14), are emblems of the conquest believers have over their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14rams from Bashan, and goats: This high plateau east of the Sea of Galilee was famous for its livestock (see study note on 1:4; see also Psalm 22:12; Ezekiel 39:18; Amos 4:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. He made him ride on the high places, &c.--All these expressions seem to have peculiar reference to their home in the trans-jordanic territory, that being the extent of Palestine that they had seen at the time when Moses is represented as uttering these words. "The high places" and "the fields" are specially applicable to the tablelands of Gilead as are the allusions to the herds and flocks, the honey of the wild bees which hive in the crevices of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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