Genesis 4:12
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
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ASV
when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
KJV
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| תַֽעֲבֹד֙ | ta.'a.Vod | you will till | H5647 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | ha.'a.da.Mah | the ground | H127 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תֹסֵ֥ף | to.Sef | <it> will repeat | H3254 → |
| תֵּת־ | tet- | to give | H5414 → |
| כֹּחָ֖הּ | ko.Chah | produce its | H3581 → |
| לָ֑ךְ | Lakh | to <the> you | |
| נָ֥ע | na' | a wanderer | H5128 → |
| וָנָ֖ד | va.Nad | and a fugitive | H5110 → |
| תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה | tih.Yeh | you will be | H1961 → |
| בָאָֽרֶץ׃ | va.'A.retz | on the earth | H776 → |
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