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Luke 15

Luke 15:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
bring hither
phero (Greek #5342)
namely, οἴω (oy'-o); and ἐνέγκω (en-eng'-ko) to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
KJV usage: be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
Pronounce: fer'-o
Origin: a primary verb -- for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only
the fatted
siteutos (Greek #4618)
grain-fed, i.e. fattened
KJV usage: fatted.
Pronounce: sit-yoo-ros'
Origin: from a derivative of 4621
calf
moschos (Greek #3448)
a young bullock
KJV usage: calf.
Pronounce: mos'-khos
Origin: probably strengthened for όσχος (a shoot)
, and kill
thuo (Greek #2380)
properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke), i.e. (by implication) to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose)
KJV usage: kill, (do) sacrifice, slay.
Pronounce: thoo'-o
Origin: a primary verb
it; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
let us eat
phago (Greek #5315)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: eat, meat.
Pronounce: fag'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used as an alternate of 2068 in certain tenses)
, and be merry
euphraino (Greek #2165)
to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice
KJV usage: fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.
Pronounce: yoo-frah'-ee-no
Origin: from 2095 and 5424
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Ministry on This Verse

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the fatted.
Gen. 18:7• 7And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave it to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it. (Gen. 18:7)
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Psa. 63:5• 5My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. (Psa. 63:5)
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Prov. 9:2• 2she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table; (Prov. 9:2)
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Isa. 25:6• 6And in this mountain will Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. (Isa. 25:6)
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Isa. 65:13‑14• 13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and *ye* shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and *ye* shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and *ye* shall be ashamed;
 14behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and *ye* shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. (Isa. 65:13‑14)
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Matt. 22:2‑14• 2The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,
 3and sent his bondmen to call the persons invited to the wedding feast, and they would not come.
 4Again he sent other bondmen, saying, Say to the persons invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatted beasts are killed, and all things ready; come to the wedding feast.
 5But they made light of it, and went, one to his own land, and another to his commerce.
 6And the rest, laying hold of his bondmen, ill-treated and slew them.
 7And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
 8Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy;
 9go therefore into the thoroughfares of the highways, and as many as ye shall find invite to the wedding feast.
 10And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests.
 11And the king, having gone in to see the guests, beheld there a man not clothed with a wedding garment.
 12And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.
 13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
 14For many are called ones, but few chosen ones. (Matt. 22:2‑14)
• The fatted calf and the merriment set forth the gladness of heaven and the Father’s joy in particular. The son had been dead morally and spiritually but now he was as one risen into a new life. (“Luke 15” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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