Deuteronomy 28:38 Go deeper

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Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

זֶ֥רַעZe.ra'seed

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: seed

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 8:22, Genesis 47:19, Genesis 47:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 1

רַ֖בravmuch

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 2

תּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'you will take out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to come out: send

Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 3

הַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 4

וּמְעַ֣טu.me.'Atand little

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 5

תֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.Sofyou will gather

Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to gather

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 6

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 7

יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuit will consume it

Lemma: חָסַל (cha.sal) · Strong's: H2628

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to consume

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2628; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 8

הָאַרְבֶּֽה\׃ha.'ar.Behthe locust[s]

Lemma: אַרְבֶּה (ar.beh) · Strong's: H0697

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: locust

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:12, Exodus 10:13, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 10:19, Leviticus 11:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0697; TAHOT Deuteronomy 28:38 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

You will sow	→	יָצָא H3318H to come out: send
much	→	רַב H7227A many
seed	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233G seed
in the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
but harvest	→	אָסַף H0622 to gather
little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
the locusts	→	אַרְבֶּה H0697 locust
will consume it	→	חָסַל H2628 to consume

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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