He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.Psalm 105:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּקְרָ֣א רָ֭עָב עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כָּֽל־מַטֵּה־לֶ֥חֶם שָׁבָֽר׃
- וַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'“and he called”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- רָ֭עָבra.'o“a famine”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- כָּֽל־kal-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מַטֵּה־ma.teh-“staff of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַטֶּה · “supply” · Strong's H4294K
- לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem“bread”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- שָׁבָֽר׃sha.Var“he broke”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)