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Deuteronomy 32:14

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

Deuteronomy 32:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:14

Theological / Devotional

Butter. Better, “curdled milk,” not the modern butter. This was a symbol of abundance (see Job 20:17; cf. Gen. 18:8; Judges 5:25; 2 Sam. 17:29).

Milk of sheep. Better, “milk of the flock,” referring more particularly to the milk of goats. The word translated “sheep” is the usual one for a flock of either sheep or goats.

Fat of lambs. Perhaps better, “fat of rams,” inasmuch as the noun here is masculine.

Bashan. Famous for its pastures (see Num. 32:1-5).

Kidneys of wheat. Or, “kernels of wheat,” denoting an unusually fine crop.

Blood of the grape. Compare Gen. 49:11.

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