Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebefore the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Young's Literal Translation And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it. King James Bible Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Hebrew [before] the dustהֶעָפָ֛ר (he·‘ā·p̄ār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud returns וְיָשֹׁ֧ב (wə·yā·šōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ground הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land from which it came, כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה (kə·še·hā·yāh) Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be and the spirit וְהָר֣וּחַ (wə·hā·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit returns תָּשׁ֔וּב (tā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative who אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that gave it. נְתָנָֽהּ׃ (nə·ṯā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set |
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