King James Version

Hebrews 6:7

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

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γῆgēearthγῆnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the subject formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earthγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichπιοῦσαpiousadrinketh inπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “drinketh in”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.drinketh inτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτῆςautēsitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἐρχόμενονerchomenonto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.πολλάκιςpollakisoftenπολλάκιςadverb — “often”G4178many times, often, frequently.This verse uses “often”.ὑετόνhuetonrainὑετός (huetos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “rain”, the object formG5205rain.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτίκτουσαtiktousabringeth forthτίκτω (tiktō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “bringeth forth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5088I bear, bring forth, produce, beget, yield.bringeth forthβοτάνηνbotanēnherbsβοτάνη (botanē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “herbs”, the object formG1008fodder, food, herbage.herbsεὔθετονeuthetonmeetεὔθετος (euthetos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “meet”, the object formG2111suitable, fit, useful.meetἐκείνοιςekeinoisfor themἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “for them”, the to- or for-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.for themδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byοὓςhouswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γεωργεῖταιgeōrgeitaiit is dressedγεωργέω (geōrgeō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is dressed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1090I work the soil, cultivate the earth.it is dressedμεταλαμβάνειmetalambaneireceivethμεταλαμβάνω (metalambanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “receiveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3335(a) with gen: I take a share (part) of, share in, partake of, (b) with acc: I take after (later) or take instead.receivethεὐλογίαςeulogiasblessingεὐλογία (eulogia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “blessing”, the of-formG2129adulation, praise, blessing, gift.This verse uses “blessing”.blessingἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:

Young’s Literal Translation

For earth, that is drinking in the rain many times coming upon it, and is bringing forth herbs fit for those because of whom also it is dressed, doth partake of blessing from God,

World English Bible

For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

Darby Translation

For ground which drinks the rain which comes often upon it, and produces useful herbs for those for whose sakes also it is tilled, partakes of blessing from God;

Douay-Rheims

For the earth that drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is tilled, receiveth blessing from God.

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