Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
Parallel translations
- KJV And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
- BSB Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
- NKJV And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
- NASB and bring the fattened calf, slaughter it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
- NLT And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,
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Cross-references · 6
- Matt 22:2–14“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
- Isa 25:6In this mountain, Yahweh of Armies will make all peoples a feast of choice meat, a feast of choice wines, of choice meat full of marrow, of well refined choice wines.
- Ps 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
- Gen 18:7Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.
- Isa 65:13–14Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed;
- Prov 9:2She has prepared her meat. She has mixed her wine. She has also set her table.
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