H5647I–עָבַד–a.vad

In the day when the Lord God made earth and heaven there were no plants of the field on the earth, and no grass had come up: for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to do work on the land.

לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד (עֲבֹ֖ד) 'a.Vod “till”

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

לְעָבְדָ֖הּ (עָבְדָ֖) 'a.ve.Da “till”

So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.

לַֽעֲבֹד֙ (עֲבֹד֙) 'a.Vod “till”

Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

עֹבֵ֥ד 'o.Ved “a tiller of”

No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.

תַֽעֲבֹד֙ ta.'a.Vod “you will till”

On six days do all your work:

תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ ta.'a.Vod “you will labor”

Six days let work be done, but on the seventh day take your rest: at ploughing time and at the grain-cutting you are to have a day for rest.

תַּעֲבֹ֔ד ta.'a.Vod “you will labor”

On six days do all your work:

תַּֽעֲבֹ֔ד֮ ta.'a.Vod “you will labor”

All the first males to come to birth in your herd and your flock are to be holy to the Lord your God: the first birth of your ox is not to be used for work, the wool of your first lamb is not to be cut.

תַעֲבֹד֙ ta.'a.Vod “you will labor”

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

עֻבַּד֙ 'u.Bad “it has been worked”

And they are to take the cow into a valley where there is flowing water, and which is not ploughed or planted, and there the neck of the cow is to be broken:

יֵעָבֵ֥ד ye.'a.Ved “it is tilled”

You will put in vines and take care of them, but you will get no wine or grapes from them; for they will be food for worms.

וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ (עָבָ֑דְתָּ) 'a.Va.de.ta “you will labor”

And the Canaanites who were living in Gezer were not forced out; but the Canaanites have been living among Ephraim, to this day, as servants, doing forced work.

עֹבֵֽד׃ 'o.Ved “laboring”

And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons

וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ (עָבַ֣דְתָּ) 'a.Vad.ta “you will work”

Their children who were still in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not been able to put to complete destruction, them did Solomon put to forced work, to this day.

עֹבֵ֔ד 'o.Ved “laboring”

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

עֹבֵ֣ד 'o.Ved “[one who] works”

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

עֹבֵ֣ד 'o.Ved “[one who] tills”

It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

נֶעֱבָֽד׃ ne.'e.Vad “he has been served”

The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.

הָעֹבֵ֔ד (עֹבֵ֔ד) 'o.Ved “laborer”

And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.

עֹבְדֵ֥י 'oe.Dei “workers of”

For the Lord will come up as on Mount Perazim, he will be moved to wrath as in the valley of Gibeon; so that he may do his work--strange is his work; and give effect to his act--unnatural is his act.

וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ (עֲבֹד֙) 'a.Vod “work”

And the oxen and the young asses which are used for ploughing, will have salted grain which has been made free from the waste with fork and basket.

עֹֽבְדֵי֙ 'oe.Dei “[which] work”

But as for that nation which puts its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and becomes his servant, I will let that nation keep on in its land, farming it and living in it, says the Lord.

וַֽעֲבָדָ֖הּ (עֲבָדָ֖) 'a.va.Da “it will work”

Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made his army do hard work against Tyre, and the hair came off every head and every arm was rubbed smooth: but he and his army got no payment out of Tyre for the hard work which he had done against it.

הֶעֱבִ֨יד he.'e.Vid “he made to labor”עָבַ֥ד 'a.Vad “he had labored”

I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his hard work, because they were working for me, says the Lord.

עָ֣בַד 'A.vad “he served”