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Do I drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I don't eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Do I eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why should I eat the flesh of oxen or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Do I drink the blood of goats? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls, "" And drink the blood of male goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Do I eat the flesh of bulls, And drink the blood of he-goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall I eat the flesh of the strong ones, and shall I drink the blood of goats?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? or shall I drink the blood of goats? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 49:13>Shall I gnaw on the flesh of bulls? Or would I drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of he-goats? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I eat not the flesh of bulls, neither do I drink the blood of goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I do not eat the flesh of calves or drink the blood of goats.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Do I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/50-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5944" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">The Mighty One Calls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ha·’ō·w·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">Do I eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śar (N-msc) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bî·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">of bulls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ’eš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">or drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wə·ḏam (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: ‘at·tū·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">of goats?</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-23</a></span><br />For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4-6</a></span><br />because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. / Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a></span><br />If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6-8</a></span><br />Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a></span><br />No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?</p><p class="hdg">no references for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Male</a> <a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Ox</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/51-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Bulls</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/53-4.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/56-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/53-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Male</a> <a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Ox</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">The majesty of God in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">His order to gather his saints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">but in sincerity of obedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do I eat the flesh of bulls,</b><br>This rhetorical question highlights the nature of God as spirit, not requiring physical sustenance like humans. In the context of ancient Israel, animal sacrifices were a central part of worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. However, this phrase emphasizes that God does not need these offerings for sustenance. The sacrificial system, detailed in Leviticus, was instituted to teach the Israelites about holiness, sin, and the need for atonement. This phrase underscores that the true purpose of sacrifices was not to feed God but to point to a deeper spiritual truth. It foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself once for all, fulfilling the sacrificial system (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>or drink the blood of goats?</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, consuming blood was often associated with pagan rituals and was strictly prohibited in Israelite law (<a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10-14</a>). This prohibition underscored the sanctity of life, as blood symbolized life itself. By asking if He drinks the blood of goats, God is distinguishing Himself from pagan deities who were believed to partake in such practices. This phrase further emphasizes that God is not like the gods of surrounding nations who were thought to require physical offerings for sustenance. Instead, God desires obedience, mercy, and a contrite heart (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>). This anticipates the New Covenant, where Jesus' blood, shed for the forgiveness of sins, becomes the true and final atonement (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of the psalm, representing God's chosen people who were given the Law and the sacrificial system.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_system.htm">Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The context of the verse, referring to the Old Testament practice where animals were offered to God as a part of worship and atonement for sin.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, questioning the necessity of sacrifices in terms of His own needs.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_worship.htm">Temple Worship</a></b><br>The setting for the sacrificial practices, where offerings were made to God as a part of the covenant relationship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_self-sufficiency.htm">God's Self-Sufficiency</a></b><br>God does not need our sacrifices for His sustenance. He is self-sufficient and desires our worship to be genuine and from the heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/true_worship.htm">True Worship</a></b><br>Worship is not about external rituals but about a heart that seeks to honor and obey God. Our actions should reflect our love and reverence for Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_over_ritual.htm">Heart Over Ritual</a></b><br>God values the condition of our hearts over the performance of religious duties. We should examine our motives and ensure they align with God's desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_relationship.htm">Obedience and Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God should be characterized by obedience and a desire to know Him more deeply, rather than merely fulfilling religious obligations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to reflect God's character in our lives, prioritizing mercy, justice, and humility over ritualistic practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_living_authentically.htm">What are the Strong Bulls of Bashan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_waiting.htm">What does 'Blood of Bulls and Goats' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_heb._13_10_contradict_ot_sacrifice_laws.htm">Does Hebrews 13:10's mention of an altar contradict Old Testament laws allowing priests to eat sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_50_3__literal_fire_tempest_proof.htm">In Psalm 50:3, how can a consuming fire and tempest be taken literally if no historical account exists of such a phenomenon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?</span> But is it to be supposed, can any suppose it possible, that I, the Lord of heaven and earth, the invisible Author of all things, both visible and invisible, can need material sustenance, and can condescend to find any sustenance in bulls' flesh and goats' blood? Scarcely did even the grossest of the heathen take this view. A vapour, an odour (<span class="greek">κνίσση</span>), was thought to ascend from the victims sacrificed, and this penetrated to the Olympian abodes, and gratified, or, as some would say, "fed" the gods. But such coarse feeding as that suggested in the text was hardly imagined by any, unless it were by utter savages and barbarians. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/50-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do I eat</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽ֭אוֹכַל</span> <span class="translit">(ha·’ō·w·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flesh</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׂ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bulls,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבִּירִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ab·bî·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty, valiant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or drink</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of goats?</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתּוּדִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/50-13.htm">Psalm 50:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 50:13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/50-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>