KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
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.
13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
14 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.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּ֤יH3588 · kiforתַֽעֲבֹד֙H5647 · a.vadto serveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הH127 · a.da.mahland: soilלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotתֹסֵ֥ףH3254 · ya.saphto add: againתֵּת־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveכֹּחָ֖הּH3581 · ko.achreptileלָ֑ךְH9031 · kayouנָ֥עH5128 · nu.ato shakeוָנָ֖דH5110 · nudto wanderתִּֽהְיֶ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beבָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Hosea 9:17My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.Leviticus 26:20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.Leviticus 26:36And upon them that are left [alive] of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.Deuteronomy 28:23-24And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that [is] under thee [shall be] iron.Deuteronomy 28:65-66And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:Genesis 3:17-18And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;Genesis 4:14Behold, 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.Romans 8:20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,Psalm 109:10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek [their bread] also out of their desolate places.Jeremiah 20:3-4And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magormissabib.
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