Genesis 4:12

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
Genesis 4:12
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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)

כִּ֤י תַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹֽא־תֹסֵ֥ף תֵּת־כֹּחָ֖הּ לָ֑ךְ נָ֥ע וָנָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה בָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.Vod“you will till”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַד · “labour” · Strong's H5647I
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mah“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  5. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. תֹסֵ֥ףto.Sef“<it> will repeat”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָסַף · “again” · Strong's H3254G
  7. תֵּת־tet-“to give”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  8. כֹּחָ֖הּko.Chah“produce its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כֹּחַ · “strength” · Strong's H3581B
  9. לָ֑ךְLakh“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  10. נָ֥עna'“a wanderer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נוּעַ · “to shake” · Strong's H5128
  11. וָנָ֖דva.Nad“and a fugitive”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נוּד · “to wander” · Strong's H5110
  12. תִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.Yeh“you will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. בָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retz“on the earth”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)