Deuteronomy 32:14
in Deuteronomy 32with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 32
Commentary
3 notes on this verseFat 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.
This site's exposition
He made him ride on the high places
on Deuteronomy 32:13-14
Honey out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock give the chapter's name for God a second use, since the rock that is his title is also what food is drawn from. Psalm 81:16 repeats the honey out of the rock in a psalm about the same period. Verse 14 is a catalogue of settled produce, butter, milk, lambs, rams of Bashan, wheat and wine, set down as gifts immediately before verse 15 says what was done with them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Fat of lambs - For though the fat wherewith the inward parts were covered was not to be eaten by them, but offered to God, yet that fat which was mixed with the flesh they might eat, as the Jewish doctors note.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֶמְאַ֨ת | chemat | curd<s> of | H2529 → | |
| בָּקָ֜ר | bakar | [the] herd | H1241 → | 183 times |
| וַחֲלֵ֣ב | vachalev | and milk of | H2461 → | 44 times |
| צֹ֗אן | tzon | [the] flock | H6629 → | 274 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| חֵ֨לֶב | chelev | fat of | H2459 → | 92 times |
| כָּרִ֜ים | karim | lambs | H3733 → | |
| וְאֵילִ֤ים | veeilim | and rams | H352 → | |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בָשָׁן֙ | vashan | Bashan | H1316 → | 60 times |
| וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים | veatudim | and goats | H6260 → | |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| חֵ֖לֶב | chelev | [the] fat of | H2459 → | 92 times |
| כִּלְי֣וֹת | kilyot | [the] kidneys of | H3629 → | |
| חִטָּ֑ה | chitah | wheat | H2406 → | |
| וְדַם־ | vedam- | and blood of | H1818 → | 360 times |
| עֵנָ֖ב | ʾenav | grape[s] | H6025 → | 19 times |
| תִּשְׁתֶּה־ | tishteh- | you drank | H8354 → | 217 times |
| חָֽמֶר׃ | chamer | wine | H2561 → |
חֶמְאַ֨תcurd<s> of
chematH2529 →
בָּקָ֜ר[the] herd
bakarH1241 →183 times
וַחֲלֵ֣בand milk of
vachalevH2461 →44 times
צֹ֗אן[the] flock
tzonH6629 →274 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
חֵ֨לֶבfat of
chelevH2459 →92 times
כָּרִ֜יםlambs
karimH3733 →
וְאֵילִ֤יםand rams
veeilimH352 →
בְּנֵֽי־[the] sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
בָשָׁן֙Bashan
vashanH1316 →60 times
וְעַתּוּדִ֔יםand goats
veatudimH6260 →
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
חֵ֖לֶב[the] fat of
chelevH2459 →92 times
כִּלְי֣וֹת[the] kidneys of
kilyotH3629 →
חִטָּ֑הwheat
chitahH2406 →
וְדַם־and blood of
vedam-H1818 →360 times
עֵנָ֖בgrape[s]
ʾenavH6025 →19 times
תִּשְׁתֶּה־you drank
tishteh-H8354 →217 times
חָֽמֶר׃wine
chamerH2561 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 81:16But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:13–14
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
- Psalms 147:14
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
- 1 Samuel 14:25–26
Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
- Joel 2:24
The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
- Deuteronomy 32:13–14
Through
Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
it leads to
- Psalms 29:11
The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
- Isaiah 60:17–18
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness…
- Psalms 81:16
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- Psalms 132:15
I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
- Psalms 29:11
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
