'Straw' in the Bible
She saith also unto him, 'Both straw and provender are abundant with us, also a place to lodge in.'
And he bringeth in the man into the house, and looseth the camels, and giveth straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who are with him:
Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;
And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, 'Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,
ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find it, for there is nothing of your service diminished.'
And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,
and the exactors are making haste, saying, 'Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'
Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'
and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'
and both straw and provender are for our asses, and also bread and wine there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants; there is no lack of anything.'
And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.
They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,
And cow and bear do feed, Together lie down their young ones, And a lion as an ox eateth straw.
For rest doth the hand of Jehovah on this mountain, And trodden down is Moab under Him, As trodden down is straw on a dunghill.
Wolf and lamb do feed as one, And a lion as an ox eateth straw, As to the serpent -- dust is its food, They do no evil, nor destroy, In all My holy mountain, said Jehovah!
The prophet with whom is a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom is My word, Let him truly speak My word. What -- to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.