Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants. New Living Translation And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls. English Standard Version There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls. Berean Standard Bible You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. King James Bible And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. New King James Version You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants. New American Standard Bible And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your attendants. NASB 1995 And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. NASB 1977 And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. Legacy Standard Bible And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens. Amplified Bible And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And for the maintenance of your maids. Christian Standard Bible there will be enough goat’s milk for your food — food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. Holman Christian Standard Bible there will be enough goat’s milk for your food— food for your household and nourishment for your female servants. American Standard Version And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens. Contemporary English Version From the milk of the goats, you can make enough cheese to feed your family and all your servants. English Revised Version And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens. GOD'S WORD® Translation There will be enough goat milk to feed you, to feed your family, and to keep your servant girls alive. Good News Translation The rest of the goats will provide milk for you and your family, and for your servant women as well. International Standard Version You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls. Majority Standard Bible You will have plenty of goats? milk to feed you?food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. NET Bible And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls. New Heart English Bible There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens. World English Bible There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, "" For bread to your house, and life to your girls! Young's Literal Translation And a sufficiency of goats' milk is for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels! Smith's Literal Translation And enough of goats milk for thy bread, and for the bread of thy house, and the life of thy girls. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids. Catholic Public Domain Version Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids. New American Bible And there will be ample goat’s milk for your food, food for your house, sustenance for your maidens. New Revised Standard Version there will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and nourishment for your servant-girls. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the goats' milk is for your food and for the food of your household. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the milk of goats for your food and for the food of your house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens. Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. 27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants. Cross References Deuteronomy 8:9 a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. Psalm 104:14-15 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: / wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. Isaiah 7:22 and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. Genesis 18:8 Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate. 1 Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys 2 Samuel 17:29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.” Job 10:10 Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? Ezekiel 25:4 therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. Joel 3:18 And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias. 1 Kings 4:22-23 Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. Matthew 6:31-33 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Luke 12:29-31 And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. / For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. / But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you. 1 Corinthians 9:7 Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk? Hebrews 5:12-14 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.” Treasury of Scripture And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens. enough Proverbs 30:8,9 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: … Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. maintenance or life Jump to Previous Bread Damsels Enough Family Feed Food Girls Goats House Household Life Maidens Maintenance Milk Nourish Nourishment Plenty Servant Servant-Girls Sufficiency Support SustenanceJump to Next Bread Damsels Enough Family Feed Food Girls Goats House Household Life Maidens Maintenance Milk Nourish Nourishment Plenty Servant Servant-Girls Sufficiency Support SustenanceProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— This phrase emphasizes the provision and abundance that comes from diligent stewardship and care of one's resources. In ancient Israel, goats were a common livestock, valued for their milk, which was a staple in the diet. The mention of "plenty" suggests a blessing of abundance, often seen as a reward for wise management and hard work, as reflected in Proverbs 27:23-26, which speaks of knowing the condition of your flocks. This abundance can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blessings that come from living a life aligned with God's wisdom. food for your household— and nourishment for your maidservants. Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonTraditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. 2. Goats Domesticated animals that were common in ancient Israel, providing milk, meat, and other resources. 3. Household Refers to the family unit and those living under the care and provision of the head of the family. 4. Maidservants Female servants who were part of the household, indicating a broader community beyond the immediate family. 5. Ancient Israel The cultural and historical context in which Proverbs was written, where agriculture and livestock were central to daily life. Teaching Points God's ProvisionTrust in God's ability to provide for all your needs, just as He provides for the household in Proverbs 27:27. Stewardship Be diligent and wise in managing the resources God has given you, ensuring that your household is well cared for. Community Care Recognize the importance of providing not only for your immediate family but also for those who are part of your extended household or community. Contentment Find satisfaction in the provision God grants, understanding that He knows what is sufficient for your needs. Faith in Action Demonstrate your faith by actively working and trusting in God's provision, balancing prayer with practical effort.(27) For the maintenance for thy maidens, who tend the cattle. Verse 27. - Goats' milk. Dr. Geikie ('Holy Land and Bible,' 1:311) notes that in most parts of Palestine goats' milk in every form - sour, sweet, thick, thin, warm, or cold - makes, with eggs and bread, the main food of the people. And maintenance for thy maidens; who milk the goats, etc., and tend the cattle, and do the household work. There is no mention of the use of animal flesh as food. It was only on great occasions, as high festivals, or the presence of an honoured guest, that kids, lambs, and calves were killed and eaten. This picture of rural peace and plenty points to a time of security and prosperity, free alike from internal commotion and external danger. The famous passage in Cicero, 'De Senect.,' 15, on the pleasures and advantages of the agricultural life. will occur to all classical readers. So also Horace ('Epod.,' 2), "Beatus ille qui procul negotiis," etc. The LXX. makes short work of this verse, "My son, thou hast from me sayings mighty for thy life and for the life of thy servants." |
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