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Deuteronomy 32:14

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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חֶמְאַ֨תchematbutterחֶמְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “butter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2529curdled milk or cheesebutter.בָּקָ֜רbaqarherdבָּקָרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.וַחֲלֵ֣בvachalevand milkחָלָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and milk”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.צֹ֗אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חֵ֨לֶבchelevfatחֶלֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.כָּרִ֜יםkarimram. See also Hכַּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “ram. See also H”, the ordinary formH3733a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)captain, furniture, lamb, (large) pasture, ram. See also H1033 (בֵּית כַּר), H3746 (כָּרִי).וְאֵילִ֤יםveeylimand oakאַיִלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.בְּנֵֽיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […בָשָׁן֙vashanBashanבָּשָׁןnoun, proper name — “Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.וְעַתּוּדִ֔יםveatudimand chief oneעַתּוּדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and chief one”, the ordinary formH6260prepared, i.e. full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the peoplechief one, (he) goat, ram.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חֵ֖לֶבchelevfatחֶלֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part[idiom] best, fat(-ness), [idiom] finest, grease, marrow.כִּלְי֣וֹתkilyotkidneysכִּלְיָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “kidneys”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3629a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)kidneys, reins.חִטָּ֑הchitahwheatחִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wheat”, the ordinary formH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).וְדַםvedamand blood , innocentדָּםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.עֵנָ֖בenavgrapeעֵנָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grape”, the ordinary formH6025a grape(ripe) grape, wine.תִּשְׁתֶּהtishtehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)חָֽמֶרchamerred wineחֶמֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “red wine”, the ordinary formH2561wine (as fermenting)[idiom] pure, red wine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Curd of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, with the kidney-fat of wheat; and of the blood of the grape thou drankest foaming wine.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, With fat of lambs, and rams, sons of Bashan, And he-goats, with fat of kidneys of wheat; And of the blood of the grape thou dost drink wine!

World English Bible

butter from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat. From the blood of the grape, you drank wine.

Darby Translation

Cream of kine, and milk of sheep, With the fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, With the fat of kidneys of wheat; And thou didst drink pure wine, the blood of the grape.

Douay-Rheims

Butter of the herd, and milk of the sheep with the fat of lambs, and of the rams of the breed of Basan: and goats with the marrow of wheat, and might drink the purest blood of the grape.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Curd of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, with the kidney-fat of wheat; and of the blood of the grape thou drankest foaming wine.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Butter of cows, and milk of sheep, with the fat of lambs and rams, of calves and kids, with fat of kidneys of wheat; and he drank wine, the blood of the grape.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Βούτυρον βοῶν, καὶ γάλα προβάτων, μετὰ στέατος ἀρνῶν καὶ κριῶν, υἱῶν ταύρων καὶ τράγων, μετὰ στέατος νεφρῶν πυροῦ, καὶ αἷμα σταφυλῆς ἔπιεν οἶνον.