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He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. (KJV)

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שֹׁמֵ֥רsho.Mer[one who] watches for

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to keep: look at

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:36, Judges 1:24, 1 Samuel 19:11, 2 Samuel 11:16, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 1

ר֖וּחַRu.acha wind

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 3

יִזְרָ֑עyiz.Ra'he will sow

Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232

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

Meaning: to sow

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 4

וְרֹאֶ֥הve.ro.'Ehand [one who] looks

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 5

בֶעָבִ֖יםve.'a.Vimon the clouds

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 6

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 7

יִקְצֽוֹר\׃yik.Tzorhe will reap

Lemma: קָצַר (qa.tsar) · Strong's: H7114B

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

Meaning: to reap

Used 32 times. Also: Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Deuteronomy 24:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 11:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He who watches	→	שָׁמַר H8104I to keep: look at
the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath
will fail	→	לֹא H3808 not
to sow	→	זָרַע H2232 to sow
and he who observes	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
the clouds	→	עָב H5645 cloud
will fail	→	לֹא H3808 not
to reap	→	קָצַר H7114B to reap

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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