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Psalms 104:14

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

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ASV

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

KJV

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַצְמִ֤יחַmatz.Mi.ach[he is] causing to growH6779 →
חָצִ֨יר׀cha.TzirgrassH2682 →
לַבְּהֵמָ֗הla.be.he.Mahfor the cattleH929 →
וְ֭עֵשֶׂבVe.'e.sevand vegetationH6212 →
לַעֲבֹדַ֣תla.'a.vo.Datfor [the] labor ofH5656 →
הָאָדָ֑םha.'a.Dam<the> humankindH120 →
לְה֥וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'to bring forthH3318 →
לֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →

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Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.Psalms 147:8–9who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.Job 28:5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.Psalms 145:15–16The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.Jonah 4:11So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”Genesis 1:11–12Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.Deuteronomy 11:15And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.Psalms 50:10for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.Genesis 1:29–30Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.Job 38:27to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?Job 40:20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.Jeremiah 14:5–6Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.Proverbs 27:25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

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