Genesis

Genesis 4:12

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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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.