Genesis

Genesis 3:19

¹⁹By the sweat of your brow

you will eat your bread,

until you return to the ground —

because out of it were you taken.

For dust you are,

and to dust you shall return.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By the sweat	בְּזֵעַ֤ת	bə·zê·‘aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2188 sweat
of your brow	אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙	’ap·pe·ḵā	Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
you will eat	תֹּ֣אכַל	tō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
until	עַ֤ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you return	שֽׁוּבְךָ֙	šū·ḇə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ground	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
out of it	מִמֶּ֖נָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
were you taken	לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ	luq·qā·ḥə·tā	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
dust	עָפָ֣ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
you	אַ֔תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
dust	עָפָ֖ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
you	תָּשֽׁוּב׃	tā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Job 34:15 · Psalm 104:29 · Genesis 2:7 · Psalm 90:3 · Ephesians 4:28 · Ecclesiastes 3:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:21–22 · Genesis 18:27 · 2 Thessalonians 3:10 · Daniel 12:2 · Ecclesiastes 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.