Genesis 3:19
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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.By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
In other translations
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.By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Hebrew words
בְּזֵעַתbeze'atby [the] sweat ofH2188אַפֶּיךָ'apeikhaface yourH639תֹּאכַלtokhalyou will eatH398לֶחֶםlechemfoodH3899עַד'aduntilH5704שׁוּבְךָshuvekhareturn youH7725אֶל־'el-toH413הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127כִּיkiforH3588מִמֶּנָּהmimenahfrom itH4480לֻקָּחְתָּlukachetayou were takenH3947כִּי־ki-forH3588עָפָרafar[are] dustH6083אַתָּה'atahyouH859וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413עָפָר'afardustH6083תָּשׁוּב׃tashuvyou will returnH7725
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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