Deuteronomy 32:14

“curds of cattle and milk of the flock, with the fat of lambs and rams, sons of Bashan, and male goats, with the fat of the kidneys of wheat; and the blood of the grape you drank, foaming wine.”

Deuteronomy 32:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 32:14, word by word

curdsחֶמְאַתchemat

curds, butter

Curds or butter: curdled milk.

Where else “chemat” appears
of cattleבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “bakar” appears
and milkחֲלֵבchalev

milk

Milk.

Where else “chalev” appears
of the flockצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
the fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

Where else “chelev” appears
of lambsכָּרִיםkarim

lamb

A fattened lamb.

Where else “karim” appears
and ramsאֵילִיםelim

ram

A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.

Where else “elim” appears
sonsבְּנֵיbene

young

An animal's offspring, its little one.

Where else “bene” appears
of Bashanבָשָׁןvashan

Bashan

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and male goatsעַתּוּדִיםatudim

male goat

The male of the goat, offered in sacrifice.

Where else “atudim” appears
of the kidneysכִּלְיוֹתkilyot

kidneys

An animal's kidneys.

Where else “kilyot” appears
of wheatחִטָּהchita

wheat

Wheat.

Where else “chita” appears
and the bloodדַםdam

wine

The juice of the grape, wine.

Where else “dam” appears
of the grapeעֵנָבenav

grape

Grape.

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you drankתִּשְׁתֶּהtishte

drink

Drink.

Where else “tishte” appears
foaming wineחָמֶרchamer

foaming wine

Wine that ferments and foams.

Where else “chamer” appears

Translation note

“The fat of the kidneys of wheat” is a Hebrew way of saying the best of the wheat, the fullest grain.

Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeBashan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Bashan

    Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights

    A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.

    Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).

    Numbers 21:33Deuteronomy 3:1Psalms 22:12Amos 4:1

The context

13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the produce of the field; he made him suck honey from the crag and oil from the flint of the rock,

14 · This verse (above)

15And Jeshurun grew fat and kicked —you grew fat, you grew thick, you were covered with fat— and he forsook Eloah who made him and dishonored the Rock of his salvation.

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