Genesis 3:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 3:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בְּזֵעַ֤ת
zêʻâh
H2188
sweat
אַפֶּ֨יךָ֙
ʼaph
H639
nose
תֹּ֣אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לֶ֔חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
עַ֤ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שֽׁוּבְךָ֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מִמֶּ֖נָּה
min
H4480
from
לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עָפָ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
אַ֔תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עָפָ֖ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
תָּשֽׁוּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
By the sweat of your nose you will eat bread, until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken. For you dust, and to dust you will return.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).