Genesis 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:12 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
תַֽעֲבֹד֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
ʼădâmâh
H127
ground
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹסֵ֥ף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
תֵּת
nâthan
H5414
to give
כֹּחָ֖הּ
kôach
H3581
strength
לָ֑ךְ
נָ֥ע
nûwaʻ
H5128
to shake
וָנָ֖ד
nûwd
H5110
to shake
תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When you work the ground, it will not continue to yield its strength for you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).