Psalms 81:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.” | He would feed them also with the finest of the wheat; And with honey out of the rock would I satisfy thee. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he fed him | וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ | VAI-ya-'a-khi-le-hu | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
| from [the] best of | מֵחֵ֣לֶב | me-CHE-lev | H2459 | fatחֵ֫לֶב (che.lev) 1) fat 1a) fat (of humans) 1b) fat (of beasts) 1c) choicest, best part, abundance (of products of the land) |
| [the] wheat | חִטָּ֑ה | chi-TAH | H2406 | wheatחִטָּה (chit.tah) 1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour Aramaic equivalent: chin.tah (חִנְטָה "wheat" H2591) |
| and from a rock | וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר | u-mi-TZUR | H6697H | mountainטוּר (tur) mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H) |
| honey | דְּבַ֣שׁ | de-VASH | H1706 | honeyדְּבַשׁ (de.vash) honey |
| I will satisfy you | אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ | 'as-bi-'E-kha | H7646 | to satisfyשָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.