Luke 15:23

And bring the fattened calf, and slaughter it, and let us eat and have a simcha,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22But his Abba said to his avadim, Shnel! (Quick!) Bring out the best kaftan and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals for his feet, + 15:22 Zech 3:4; Gn 41:42

24Because this ben of mine was dead and now he has returned l'Chayyim! He had been lost and now he is found. And they began to make a simcha.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:7And Avraham ran unto the herd, and brought a calf tender and tov, and gave it unto a servant; and he hasted to prepare it.

Proverbs 9:2She hath prepared her meat; 1 she hath mixed her yayin; she hath also set her shulchan. 1

Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: 1 Hinei, My Servants shall eat, 1 but ye shall be hungry; 1 hinei, My Servants shall drink, 1 but ye shall be thirsty; 1 hinei, My Servants shall rejoice, 1 but ye shall be ashamed; 1

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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