Deuteronomy 28:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.”
Deuteronomy 28:38 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 28:389 words
זֶרַעzeraʿSeed
רַבravAbundant
תּוֹצִיאtwōṣîʾGo
הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field
וּמְעַטûməʿaṭAnd little
תֶּאֱסֹףteʾĕsōp̄Gather
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יַחְסְלֶנּוּyaḥəsəlenûEat off
הָאַרְבֶּהhāʾarəbehThe locust
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