Orthodox Jewish Bible

Markos 4:27-30 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

27. And goes to sleep blailah (at night) and arises byom (at day), and the seed sprouts up and grows in such a way that he does not have daas of how it does so.

28. On its own, the soil bears pri: first the blade, then a head of grain, then full wheat in the head.

29. But when the crop is ripe, ofen ort (immediately) he puts forth the MAGGAL, KI VASHAL KATZIR (sickle, for the harvest is ripe. [YOEL 3:13]

30. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was saying, To what should we compare the Malchut Hashem or by what mashal (parable) may we present it?