Psalm 104:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He causes the grassחָצִ֨יר
(cha·tzir)
2682: green grass, herbagefrom an unused word
to growמַצְמִ֤יחַ
(matz·mi·ach)
6779: to sprout, spring upa prim. root
for the cattle,לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה
(lab·be·he·mah)
929: a beast, animal, cattlefrom an unused word
And vegetationוְ֭עֵשֶׂב
(ve·'e·sev)
6212a: herb, herbagefrom an unused word
for the laborלַעֲבֹדַ֣ת
(la·'a·vo·dat)
5656: labor, servicefrom abad
of man,הָאָדָ֑ם
(ha·'a·dam;)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
So that he may bring forthלְהֹ֥וצִיא
(le·ho·v·tzi)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
foodלֶ֝֗חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
from the earth,הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
He causeth the grass
chatsiyr  (khaw-tseer')
grass; also a leek (collectively) -- grass, hay, herb, leek.
to grow
tsamach  (tsaw-makh')
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
for the cattle
bhemah  (be-hay-maw')
a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle.
and herb
`eseb  (eh'seb)
grass (or any tender shoot) -- grass, herb.
for the service
`abodah  (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
that he may bring forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
food
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
out of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

King James Bible
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,

International Standard Version
He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,

NET Bible
He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He makes grass to sprout for the beasts and green plants for the service of man to bring forth bread from the Earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
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