19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 3:19:1 ⧉בְּזֵעַ֤תbezeatby the sweat of Genesis 3:19:2 ⧉אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙appekhayour face Genesis 3:19:3 ⧉תֹּ֣אכַלtokhalyou will eat Genesis 3:19:4 ⧉לֶ֔חֶםlekhembread Genesis 3:19:5 ⧉עַ֤דaduntil Genesis 3:19:6 ⧉שֽׁוּבְךָ֙shuvkhayour return Genesis 3:19:7 ⧉אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הelhaadamato the ground Genesis 3:19:8 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Genesis 3:19:9 ⧉מִמֶּ֖נָּהmimennafrom it Genesis 3:19:10 ⧉לֻקָּ֑חְתָּlukkakhtayou were taken Genesis 3:19:11 ⧉כִּֽי־עָפָ֣רkiafarfor dust Genesis 3:19:12 ⧉אַ֔תָּהattayou are Genesis 3:19:13 ⧉וְאֶל־עָפָ֖רveelafarand to dust Genesis 3:19:14 ⧉תָּשֽׁוּב׃tashuvyou will return |
19. Formal Translation You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return. |
19. Dynamic Translation You will gain your food through hard work until you go back to the earth; you were taken from it, and since you are dust, you will return to dust. |