Genesis 4:12
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָבַד
you will till
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עָבַד
To serve, to work, to worship. Abad. You shall worship the LORD your God and Him only shall you serve. Worship and service are the same word in Hebrew.
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כֹּחַ
produce/ its
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כֹּחַ
Strength, power, ability. Koach. Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit. Human koach has limits. God's koach has none.
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נוּעַ
a wanderer
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נוּעַ
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
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נָתַן
to give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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יָסַף
it will repeat
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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