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Proverbs 14:4

Hebrew
ESV
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
NIV
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest.
NLT
Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
LXX
οὗplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὅς, ἥ, ὅ

greek

Meaning:

* Who * Which * What

The relative pronoun that connects a relative clause to a main clause, referring back to a noun or pronoun (called the antecedent).

It is distinct from ὅτι (“that,” introducing indirect speech) and from ὅς as an interrogative in older Greek (meaning
μή εἰσινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
βόες φάτναι καθαραί οὗplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὅς, ἥ, ὅ

greek

Meaning:

* Who * Which * What

The relative pronoun that connects a relative clause to a main clause, referring back to a noun or pronoun (called the antecedent).

It is distinct from ὅτι (“that,” introducing indirect speech) and from ὅς as an interrogative in older Greek (meaning
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
πολλὰ γενήματα φανερὰ βοὸς ἰσχύς
KJV
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Proverbs 14:3 ← Proverbs 14:4 → Proverbs 14:5

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