Leviticus 25:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ וְלַֽחַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ תִּהְיֶ֥ה כָל־תְּבוּאָתָ֖הּ לֶאֱכֹֽל׃

Transliteration

And-for-bəhemtəkā and-for-haḥayyāh ʾăšer bə-ʾarṣekā, tihyeh kol-təbûʾātāh le-ʾĕkōl

Grammar Details

*bəhemtəkā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your cattle/livestock
*haḥayyāh*: definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the beast/animal
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*bə-ʾarṣekā*: preposition + common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - in your land
*tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be
*kol*: construct form - all of
*təbûʾātāh*: common noun + 3rd feminine singular possessive suffix - its produce
*le-ʾĕkōl*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - for eating/to eat

Word Meanings

*bəhemtəkā*: your cattle/your livestock/your domestic animals
*haḥayyāh*: the beast/the wild animal/the living creature
*təbûʾātāh*: its produce/its yield/its crop

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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