King James Version
Psalms 66:15 in the King James Version says “I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. ...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 66 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. fatlings: Heb. marrow”
Psalms 66:15 · KJV
I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. uttered: Heb. opened
I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. fatlings: Heb. marrow
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto thee burnt sacrifices”
H5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
“I will offer”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“of rams”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“bullocks”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“with goats”
H6260prepared, i.e., full grown; spoken only (in plural) of he-goats, or (figuratively) leaders of the people
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