Genesis 4:14
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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
In other translations
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Hebrew words
הֵןhenhere!H2005גֵּרַשְׁתָּgerashtayou have driven awayH1644אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921פְּנֵיpenei[the] surface ofH6440הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127וּמִפָּנֶיךָumipaneikhaand from before youH6440אֶסָּתֵר'esaterI will be hiddenH5641וְהָיִיתִיvehayitiand I will beH1961נָעna'a wandererH5128וָנָדvanadand a fugitiveH5110בָּאָרֶץba'aretzon the earthH776וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961כָל־khol-everyH3605מֹצְאִיmotze'i[one who] finds meH4672יַהַרְגֵנִי׃yahargenihe will kill meH2026
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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- Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
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