Genesis 4:14 Go deeper
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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. (KJV)
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הֵן֩henhere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 1
גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.tayou have driven away
Lemma: גָּרַשׁ (ga.rash) · Strong's: H1644G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to drive out: drive out
Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:11, Exodus 11:1, Exodus 12:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1644G; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 2
אֹתִ֜י'o.Ti<obj.> me
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 4:14 word 3
הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 4
מֵעַל֙me.'Alfrom on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 5
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 6:1, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 6
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'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 4:14 word 7
וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaand from before you
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28, Genesis 17:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 8
אֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerI will be hidden
Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNi1cs)
Meaning: to hide
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 31:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 9
וְהָיִ֜יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiand I will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
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 4:14 word 10
נָ֤עna'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 4:12, Exodus 20:18, Numbers 32:13, Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11, Judges 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5128; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 11
וָנָד֙va.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 4:12, 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 21:8, Job 2:11, Job 42:11, Psalms 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5110; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 12
בָּאָ֔רֶץba.'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 4:14 word 13
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
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 4:14 word 14
כָל\־khol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 15
מֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'I[one who] finds me
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 16:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 16
יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי\׃Ya.har.Ge.nihe will kill me
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12, Genesis 20:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 4:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| this | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| You have driven me | → | גָּרַשׁ H1644G to drive out: drive out |
| from the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of the earth | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| and from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Your face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| I will be hidden | → | סָתַר H5641 to hide |
| I {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 |
| and | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| whoever | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| finds me | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| {will} kill me | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
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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