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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Properly so called, was not in use among the Hebrews; straw was used instead. They cut the grass green as it was needed. The word rendered "hay" in Proverbs 27:25 means the first shoots of the grass. In Isaiah 15:6 the Revised Version has correctly "grass," where the Authorized Version has "hay."

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hay'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/hay.html. 1897.
 
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