Genesis Chapter 4 verse 12 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 4:12

when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
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BBE Genesis 4:12

No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.
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DARBY Genesis 4:12

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth.
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KJV Genesis 4:12

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.
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WBT Genesis 4:12

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
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WEB Genesis 4:12

From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
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YLT Genesis 4:12

when thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give its strength to thee -- a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhenכִּ֤י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyou tillתַֽעֲבֹד֙ (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōḏ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavethe ground,הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 127: Ground, land{it will} noלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nolongerתֹסֵ֥ף (ṯō·sêp̄)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularStrong's 3254: To add, augmentyieldתֵּת־ (têṯ-)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5414: To give, put, setits produceכֹּחָ֖הּ (kō·ḥāh)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularStrong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)to you.לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ)Preposition | second person feminine singularStrong's Hebrew You will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥ה (tih·yeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea fugitiveנָ֥ע (nā‘)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totterand a wandererוָנָ֖ד (wā·nāḏ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5110: To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunton the earth.”בָאָֽרֶץ׃ (ḇā·’ā·reṣ)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landJump to PreviousAdd Crops Cultivate Earth Flight Fruit Fugitive Ground Henceforth Longer Restless Reward Strength Trembling Vagabond Vagrant Wanderer Won't Work Yield