King James Version

Psalms 81:16

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 81:17.

וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּvayaakhilehvand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to 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.מֵחֵ֣לֶבmechelevfrom fatחֶלֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from 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.חִטָּ֑הchitahwheatחִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wheat”, the ordinary formH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).וּ֝מִצּ֗וּרumitsurand from edgeצוּרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and from edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).דְּבַ֣שׁdevashhoneyדְּבַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָasbiekhafillשָׂבַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(81-17) They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

He causeth him to eat of the fat of wheat, And [with] honey from a rock I satisfy thee!

World English Bible

But he would have also fed them with the finest of the wheat. I will satisfy you with honey out of the rock.”

Darby Translation

And he would have fed them with the finest of wheat; yea, with honey out of the rock would I have satisfied thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(81-17) They should also be fed with the fat of wheat; and with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he fed them with the fat of wheat; and satisfied them with honey out of the rock.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐψώμισεν αὐτοὺς ἐκ στέατος πυροῦ, καὶ ἐκ πέτρας μέλι ἐχόρτασεν αὐτούς.