Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches. Young's Literal Translation For before harvest, when the flower is perfect, And the blossom is producing unripe fruit, Then hath [one] cut the sprigs with pruning hooks, And the branches he hath turned aside, cut down. King James Bible For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away [and] cut down the branches. Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction before לִפְנֵ֤י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the harvest, קָצִיר֙ (qā·ṣîr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb when the blossom פֶּ֔רַח (pe·raḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6525: A calyx, bloom is gone כְּתָם־ (kə·ṯām-) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8552: To be complete or finished and the flower נִצָּ֑ה (niṣ·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5328: A blossom becomes יִֽהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a ripening גֹּמֵ֖ל (gō·mêl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen grape, וּבֹ֥סֶר (ū·ḇō·ser) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1155: Unripe or sour grapes He will cut off וְכָרַ֤ת (wə·ḵā·raṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the shoots הַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ (haz·zal·zal·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2150: Tremulous, a twig with a pruning knife, בַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹת (bam·maz·mê·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4211: A pruning knife and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case remove הֵתַֽז׃ (hê·ṯaz) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8456: To strike away and discard הֵסִ֥יר (hê·sîr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside the branches. הַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹת (han·nə·ṭî·šō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5189: A twig, tendril |