12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 4:12:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkiwhen Genesis 4:12:2 ⧉תַֽעֲבֹד֙taavodyou work Genesis 4:12:3 ⧉אֶת־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הethaadamathe ground Genesis 4:12:4 ⧉לֹֽא־תֹסֵ֥ףlotosefwill no longer continue to Genesis 4:12:5 ⧉תֵּת־כֹּחָ֖הּtetkokhahgive its strength Genesis 4:12:6 ⧉לָ֑ךְlakhto you Genesis 4:12:7 ⧉נָ֥עnaa fugitive Genesis 4:12:8 ⧉וָנָ֖דvanadand a wanderer Genesis 4:12:9 ⧉תִּֽהְיֶ֥הtihyeyou will be Genesis 4:12:10 ⧉בָאָֽרֶץ׃vaaretsin the land |
12. Formal Translation When you work the ground, it will no longer give its strength to you; you will be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth. |
12. Dynamic Translation Each time you try to farm the soil, it will not give you its best any longer. You will live as a restless drifter and a homeless outcast across the land. |