Genesis
Genesis 8:22
22As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest,
cold and heat,
summer and winter,
day and night
shall never cease.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As long as | עֹ֖ד | ‘ōḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| endures | יְמֵ֣י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| seedtime | זֶ֡רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| and harvest | וְ֠קָצִיר | wə·qā·ṣîr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| cold | וְקֹ֨ר | wə·qōr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7120 cold |
| and heat | וָחֹ֜ם | wā·ḥōm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2527 heat |
| summer | וְקַ֧יִץ | wə·qa·yiṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7019 summer, summer-fruit |
| and winter | וָחֹ֛רֶף | wā·ḥō·rep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2779 harvest-time, autumn |
| day | וְי֥וֹם | wə·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and night | וָלַ֖יְלָה | wā·lay·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| shall never | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| cease | יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ׃ | yiš·bō·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 5:7 · Jeremiah 5:24 · Psalm 74:16–17 · Jeremiah 31:35 · Song of Solomon 2:11–12 · Jeremiah 33:20–26 · Exodus 34:21 · Isaiah 54:8–9 · Genesis 45:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.