Isaiah 28:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Does the farmerיַחֲרֹ֥שׁ
(ya·cha·rosh)
2790a: to cut in, engrave, plow, devisea prim. root
plowהַחֹרֵ֖שׁ
(ha·cho·resh)
2790a: to cut in, engrave, plow, devisea prim. root
continuallyהֲכֹ֣ל
(ha·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
to plant seed?לִזְרֹ֑עַ
(liz·ro·a';)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
Does he [continually] turnיְפַתַּ֥ח
(ye·fat·tach)
6605a: to opena prim. root
and harrowוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖ד
(vi·sad·ded)
7702: to harrowa prim. root
the ground?אַדְמָתֹֽו׃
(ad·ma·tov.)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam


















KJV Lexicon
Doth the plowman
charash  (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
plow
charash  (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
all day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
to sow
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
doth he open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
and break the clods
sadad  (saw-dad')
to abrade, i.e. harrow a field -- break clods, harrow.
of his ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?

King James Bible
Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does the plowman plow every day to plant seed? Does he continuously break up and cultivate the soil?

International Standard Version
Does he who plows for sowing plow all the time? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing his field?

NET Bible
Does a farmer just keep on plowing at planting time? Does he keep breaking up and harrowing his ground?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Does a farmer go on plowing every day so he can plant? Does he continue to break up the soil and make furrows in the ground?

King James 2000 Bible
Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? does he keep opening and breaking the clods of his ground?
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