Genesis 3:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
By the sweatבְּזֵעַ֤ת
(be·ze·'at)
2188: sweatfrom the same as yeza
of your faceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙
(ap·pei·cha)
639: a nostril, nose, face, angerfrom anaph
You will eatתֹּ֣אכַל
(to·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
bread,לֶ֔חֶם
(le·chem,)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
Tillעַ֤ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
you returnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙
(shu·ve·cha)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to the ground,הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
(ha·'a·da·mah,)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
Becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
from it you were taken;לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ
(luk·ka·che·ta;)
3947: to takea prim. root
For you are dust,עָפָ֣ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
And to dustעָפָ֖ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
you shall return."תָּשֽׁוּב׃
(ta·shuv.)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
In the sweat
ze`ah  (zay-aw')
perspiration -- sweat.
of thy face
'aph  (af)
the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
shalt thou eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
till
`ad  (ad)
especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
thou return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
unto the ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
for out of it wast thou taken
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
for dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
thou
'attah  (at-taw')
a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you -- thee, thou, ye, you.
art and unto dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
shalt thou return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return."

King James Bible
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground, since you were taken from it. For you are dust, and you will return to dust."

International Standard Version
You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."

NET Bible
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By the sweat of your brow, you will produce food to eat until you return to the ground, because you were taken from it. You are dust, and you will return to dust."

King James 2000 Bible
In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust you are, and unto dust shall you return.
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