Psalms

Psalm 104:14–15

¹⁴He makes the grass grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

bringing forth food from the earth:

¹⁵wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil that makes his face to shine,

and bread that sustains his heart.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He makes the grass	חָצִ֨יר׀	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
grow	מַצְמִ֤יחַ	maṣ·mî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
for the livestock	לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה	lab·bə·hê·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and provides crops	וְ֭עֵשֶׂב	wə·‘ê·śeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage
for man	הָאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
to cultivate	לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת	la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
bringing forth	לְה֥וֹצִיא	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
food	לֶ֝֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
wine	וְיַ֤יִן׀	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
that gladdens	יְשַׂמַּ֬ח	yə·śam·maḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
the heart	לְֽבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
of man	אֱנ֗וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
oil	מִשָּׁ֑מֶן	miš·šā·men	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
that makes his face	פָּנִ֣ים	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
to shine	לְהַצְהִ֣יל	lə·haṣ·hîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6670 neigh, cry shrilly
and bread	וְ֝לֶ֗חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
that sustains	יִסְעָֽד׃	yis·‘āḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5582 support, sustain, stay
heart	לְֽבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 104:14 Psalm 136:25 · Psalm 147:8–9 · Job 28:5 · Psalm 145:15–16 · 1 Corinthians 3:7 · Genesis 9:3 · Genesis 3:18 · Genesis 1:11–12 · Job 38:27 · Genesis 1:29–30 · Joel 2:22 · Jeremiah 14:5–6

Psalm 104:15 Psalm 23:5 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Ecclesiastes 10:19 · Judges 9:13 · Psalm 92:10 · Ephesians 5:18 · Hebrews 1:9 · Zechariah 9:15–17 · 1 John 2:20 · Ezekiel 4:16 · Judges 9:9 · Jeremiah 31:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.