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Genesis 3:19

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3:19
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃

  1. בְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'At“by [the] sweat of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from זֵעָה · “sweat” · Strong's H2188
  2. אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.kha“face your”
    Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַף · “face” · Strong's H0639I
  3. תֹּ֣אכַלTo.khal“you will eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  4. לֶ֔חֶםLe.chem“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  5. עַ֤ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  6. שֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.Kha“return you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  7. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mah“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  9. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. מִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nah“from it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  11. לֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.ta“you were taken”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  12. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. עָפָ֣רa.Far“[are] dust”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  14. אַ֔תָּה'A.tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  15. וְאֶל־ve.'el-“and to”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  16. עָפָ֖ר'a.Far“dust”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  17. תָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.Shuv“you will return”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)