Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, Young's Literal Translation If I restrain the heavens and there is no rain, and if I lay charge on the locust to consume the land, and if I send pestilence among My people— King James Bible If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; Hebrew Ifהֵ֣ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I close אֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר (’e·‘ĕ·ṣōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble the sky הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky so there is יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no rain, מָטָ֔ר (mā·ṭār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4306: Rain or if וְהֵן־ (wə·hên-) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! I command אֲצַוֶּ֥ה (’ă·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order the locust חָגָ֖ב (ḥā·ḡāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2284: Locust, grasshopper to devour לֶאֱכ֣וֹל (le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 398: To eat the land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land or if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I send אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח (’ă·šal·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out a plague דֶּ֖בֶר (de·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1698: A pestilence among My people, בְּעַמִּֽי׃ (bə·‘am·mî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock |