Proverbs 14:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. | Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox. | Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when there not | בְּאֵ֣ין | be-'EIN | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [are] cattles | אֲ֭לָפִים | 'A-la-fim | H0504 | cattleאֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) 1) cattle, oxen 1a) in farming 1b) as a possession |
| [the] feeding trough | אֵב֣וּס | 'e-VUS | H0018 | cribאֵבוּס (e.vus) crib, manger, feeding trough |
| [is] clean | בָּ֑ר | Bar | H1249 | pureבַּר (bar) adj 1) pure, clear, sincere 2) clean, empty adv 3) purely |
| and abundance of | וְרָב־ | ve-rov- | H7230 | abundanceרֹב (rov) 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness |
| produces | תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת | te-vu-'ot | H8393 | produceתְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) 1) produce, product, revenue 1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually) 1b) income, revenue 1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig) 1d) product of lips (fig) |
| [is] by [the] strength of | בְּכֹ֣חַ | be-KHO-ach | H3581B | strengthכֹּחַ (ko.ach) 1) strength, power, might 1a) human strength 1b) strength (of angels) 1c) power (of God) 1d) strength (of animals) 1e) strength, produce, wealth (of soil) |
| an ox | שֽׁוֹר׃ | Shor | H7794 | cattleשׁוֹר (shor) 1) ox, bull, a head of cattle 1a) for plowing, for food, as sacrifice Aramaic equivalent: tor (תּוֹר "bullock" H8450) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.