Luke 15:23
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And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it: and let us eat and make merry:

the fatted.

Genesis 18:7 And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it.

Psalm 63:5 Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

Proverbs 9:2 She hath sent her maids to invite to the tower, and to the walls of the city:

Isaiah 25:6 And the Lord of hosts shall make unto all people in this mountain, a feast of fat things, a feast of wine, of fat things full of marrow, of wine purified from the lees.

Isaiah 65:13,14 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Behold my servants shall eat, and you shall be hungry: behold my servants shall drink, and you shall be thirsty. . . .

Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

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Context
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
22And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet. 23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it: and let us eat and make merry: 24Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 28:24
Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house, and she made haste and killed it: and taking meal, kneaded it, and baked some unleavened bread,

Proverbs 15:17
It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.

Luke 15:22
And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

Luke 15:24
Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

Lexicon
Bring
φέρετε (pherete)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

fatted
σιτευτόν (siteuton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4618: Fattened, fatted. From a derivative of sitos; grain-fed, i.e. Fattened.

calf
μόσχον (moschon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3448: A calf, heifer, young bull. Probably strengthened for oschos; a young bullock.

[and] kill [it].
θύσατε (thysate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2380: A primary verb; properly, to rush, i.e. to sacrifice; by extension to immolate.

Let us feast
φαγόντες (phagontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5315: A primary verb; to eat.

[and] celebrate.
εὐφρανθῶμεν (euphranthōmen)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2165: From eu and phren; to put in a good frame of mind, i.e. Rejoice.


Additional Translations
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

and having brought the fattened calf, kill it, and having eaten, let us be merry.

And bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:

Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;

Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

and having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we may be merry,
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