Genesis

Genesis 4:11–12

¹¹Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ¹²When 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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Genesis 4:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּ֖ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
you	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
cursed and banished	אָר֣וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָה֙	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
which	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has opened	פָּצְתָ֣ה	pā·ṣə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6475 part, open
its mouth	פִּ֔יהָ	pî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6310 mouth
to receive	לָקַ֛חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
your brother’s	אָחִ֖יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
blood	דְּמֵ֥י	də·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1818 blood
from your hand	מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃	mî·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Genesis 4:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you till	תַֽעֲבֹד֙	ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
the ground	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	תֹסֵ֥ף	ṯō·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H3254 add
yield	תֵּת־	têṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
its produce	כֹּחָ֖הּ	kō·ḥāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3581 strength, power
to you	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
You will be	תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a fugitive	נָ֥ע	nā‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
and a wanderer	וָנָ֖ד	wā·nāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
on the earth	בָאָֽרֶץ׃	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Genesis 4:11 Galatians 3:10 · Job 16:18 · Deuteronomy 28:15–20 · Genesis 3:14 · Isaiah 26:21 · Genesis 4:14 · Job 31:38–40 · Deuteronomy 27:16–26 · Revelation 12:16 · Deuteronomy 29:19–21

Genesis 4:12 Hosea 9:17 · Leviticus 26:36 · Leviticus 26:20 · Deuteronomy 28:23–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.