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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

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 Genesis 4:12 word 1

תַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.Vodyou will till

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

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

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 2

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 4:12 word 3

הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 4

לֹֽא\־lo'-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 Genesis 4:12 word 5

תֹסֵ֥ףto.Sef<it> will repeat

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 38:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 6

תֵּת\־tet-to give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 7

כֹּחָ֖הּko.Chahproduce its

Lemma: כֹּחַ (ko.ach) · Strong's: H3581B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 124 times. Also: Genesis 31:6, Genesis 49:3, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 32:11, Leviticus 26:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3581B; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 8

נָ֥עna'a wanderer

Lemma: נוּעַ (nu.a) · Strong's: H5128

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

Meaning: to shake

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11, Judges 9:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 9

וָנָ֖דva.Nadand a fugitive

Lemma: נוּד (nud) · Strong's: H5110

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

Meaning: to wander

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 21:8, Job 2:11, Job 42:11, Psalms 36:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5110; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 10

תִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehyou will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 11

בָאָֽרֶץ\׃va.'A.retzon the earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 4:12 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כִּי H3588A for
you till	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
the ground	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil
{it will} no	→	לֹא H3808 not
longer	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
yield	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
its produce	→	כֹּחַ H3581B strength
to you	→
You will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a fugitive	→	נוּעַ H5128 to shake
and a wanderer	→	נוּד H5110 to wander
on the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet

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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