"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Original word: גָּזָה
Transliteration: gazah
Definition (short): took
Definition (full): to cut off, portion out
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to cut
NASB Translation: took (1).
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A primitive root (akin to
guwz); to cut off, i.e. Portion out -- take.
see HEBREW guwz
KJV:
By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
NASB:
By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You.