Luke 12:24
New Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
זָרַע
zâraʻ
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
קָצַר
qâtsar
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
עוֹף
ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Key Terms in This Verse
רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →קָצַר qâtsar
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
Study H7114 →עוֹף ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Study H5775 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
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