Genesis 4:12 - Revised Version 1885 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth [in perpetual exile, a degraded outcast]. American Standard Version (1901) when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. Common English Bible When you farm the fertile land, it will no longer grow anything for you, and you will become a roving nomad on the earth.” Catholic Public Domain Version When you work it, it will not give you its fruit; a vagrant and a fugitive shall you be upon the land." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth. |