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Isaiah 30:24

The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

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וְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםvehaalafimand the familyאֶלֶףconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the family”, the ordinary formH504a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cowfamily, kine, oxen.וְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםvehaayarimand the coltעַיִרconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the colt”, the ordinary formH5895properly, a young ass (as just broken to a load); hence an ass-colt(ass) colt, foal, young ass.עֹֽבְדֵי֙ovedekeep in bondageעָבַדverb, qal, participle, construct — “keep in bondage”, a verb used as a describing wordH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הhaadamahthe countryאֲדָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.בְּלִ֥ילbelilcornבְּלִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “corn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1098mixed, i.e. (specifically) feed (for cattle)corn, fodder, provender.חָמִ֖יץchamitscleanחָמִיץadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “clean”, the ordinary formH2548seasoned, i.e. salt provenderclean.יֹאכֵ֑לוּyokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…זֹרֶ֥הzorehwinnowזָרָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “winnow”, a verb used as a describing wordH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.בָרַ֖חַתvarachatin shovelרַחַתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in shovel”, the ordinary formH7371a winnowing-fork (as blowing the chaff away)shovel.וּבַמִּזְרֶֽהuvamizrehand in fanמִזְרֶהconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and in fan”, the ordinary formH4214a winnowing shovel (as scattering the chaff)fan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

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American Standard Version (1901)

the oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savory provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the oxen and the young asses serving the ground, Fermented provender do eat, That one is winnowing with shovel and fan.

World English Bible

The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory feed, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.

Darby Translation

and the oxen and the asses that till the ground shall eat salted provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

Douay-Rheims

And thy oxen, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat mingled provender as it was winnowed in the floor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Your bulls and your oxen that till the ground, shall eat chaff mixed with winnowed barley.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ ταῦροι ὑμῶν καὶ οἱ βόες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν γῆν, φάγονται ἄχυρα ἀναπεποιημένα ἐν κριθῇ λελικμημένῃ.