Genesis 3:18 Go deeper
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Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; (KJV)
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וְק֥וֹץve.Kotzand thorn[s]
Lemma: קוֹץ (qots) · Strong's: H6975
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thorn
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 22:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16, 2 Samuel 23:6, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 32:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6975; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 1
וְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.Darand thistle[s]
Lemma: דַּרְדַּר (dar.dar) · Strong's: H1863
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: thistle
Used 2 times. Also: Hosea 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1863; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 2
תַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.ach<it> will cause to sprout
Lemma: צָמַח (tsa.mach) · Strong's: H6779
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to spring
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Exodus 10:5, Leviticus 13:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6779; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 3
וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.Taand you will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 5
עֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sev[the] vegetation of
Lemma: עֵ֫שֶׂב (e.sev) · Strong's: H6212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: vegetation
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6212; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 6
הַשָּׂדֶֽה\׃ha.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 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 3:18 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Both thorns | → | קוֹץ H6975 thorn |
| and thistles | → | דַּרְדַּר H1863 thistle |
| it {will} yield | → | צָמַח H6779 to spring |
| for you | → | |
| and you {will} eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the plants | → | עֵ֫שֶׂב H6212 vegetation |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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