Proverbs 27:27
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.
Clarke's Proverbs 27:27 Bible Commentary
Goats' milk enough for thy food - ללחמך lelachmecha, "to thy bread;" for they ate the bread and supped the milk to assist mastication, and help deglutition. And it seems that bread, with goats' milk, was the general article of food for the master and his family; and for the servant maids who assisted in the household work, and performed the operations required in the dairy.
The reader who wishes to see these maxims detailed and illustrated at large, may consult the writers De Re Rustica, where he will find much curious information.
Wesley's Proverbs 27:27 Bible Commentary
27:27 Goat's milk - Or, if thou chusest rather to keep thy goats, the milk will serve thee for food to thyself and family. In ancient times men used a plain and simple diet.
