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Genesis 3

1NowtheserpentwasH1961moresubtlethananybeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704whichJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeH6213.AndhesaidH559untothewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Yea, hathGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559, Yeshallnoteatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofanytreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086ofthegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588?

2Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untotheserpent,Ofthefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529ofthetreesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086ofthegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588wemayeatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398:

3butofthefruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529ofthetreeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086whichisinthemidstH8432ofthegardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidH559, Yeshallnoteatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398ofit,neithershallyetouchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yedieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.

4AndtheserpentsaidH559untothewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, YeshallnotsurelydieH4191:

5forGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dothknowיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatinthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117yeeatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398thereof,thenyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869shallbeוִהְיִיתֶם֙vih.yi.TemH1961openedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491,andyeshallbeH1961asGodכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

6Andwhenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawH7200thatthetreeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086wasgoodטוֹב֩tOvH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978,andthatitwasadelighttotheeyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,andthatthetreeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086wastobedesiredH2530tomakeH5414oneH376wiseלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919,shetookH3947ofthefruitמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529thereof,anddideatH398;andshegaveH5414alsoגַּם־gam-H1571untoherhusbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376withher,andhedideatH398.

7Andtheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofthembothwereopenedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491,andtheyknewH3045thattheywerenakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903;andtheysewedוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609fig-leavestogether,andmadeH6213themselvesaprons.

8AndtheyheardH8085thevoiceH6963ofJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980inthegardenבַּגָּ֖ןba.GanH1588inthecoolofthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:andthemanהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹve.'ish.ToH802hidוַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨אvai.yit.cha.Be'H2244themselvesfromthepresenceH6440ofJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430amongstthetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086ofthegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GanH1588.

9AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untothemanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,andsaidH559untohim,Whereאַיֶּֽכָּה׃'ai.Ye.kahH335art thou?

10AndhesaidH559,IheardH8085thyvoiceH6963inthegardenבַּגָּ֑ןba.GanH1588,andIwasafraidוָאִירָ֛אva.'i.Ra'H3372,becauseIwasnakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903;andIhidH2244myself.

11AndhesaidH559,Whotoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046theethatthou wastnakedעֵירֹ֖ם'ei.RomH5903? Hast thoueatenH398ofthetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, whereofIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֛יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680theethatthou shouldestnoteatH398?

12Andthemanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120saidH559,Thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whomthou gavesttobewithme,shegaveH5414meofthetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086,andIdideatH398.

13AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untothewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802,Whatisthisthou hastdone?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Theserpentbeguiledme,andIdideatH398.

14AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untotheserpent,Becausethou hastdonethis,cursedH779art thouaboveallcattleH929,andaboveeverybeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;uponthybellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣ge.cho.ne.KhaH1512shalt thou go,anddustוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083shalt thoueatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofthylife:

15andIwillputאָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896enmityוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ve.'ei.VahH342betweentheeandthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,andbetweenthyseedH2233andherseedH2233:heshallbruiseיְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.KhaH7779thyheadרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7218,andthou shaltbruiseתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuH7779hisheelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

16Untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802hesaidH559,IwillgreatlyH7235multiplyH7235thypainעִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְi.tze.vo.NekhH6093andthyconceptionH2032;inpainH6093thou shaltbringH3205forthH3205children;andthydesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669shallbetothyhusbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376,andheshallruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910overthee.

17AnduntoAdamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121hesaidH559,Becausethou hast hearkened untothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofthywifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802,andhasteatenH398ofthetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,ofwhichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,sayingH559, Thou shaltnoteatH398ofit:cursedH779isthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127forthysakeבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָba.'a.vu.Re.khaH5668;intoilshalt thoueatH398ofitallthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofthylife;

18thornsוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975alsoandthistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863shallitbringforthtothee;andthou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398theherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704;

19inthesweatofthyfaceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639shalt thoueatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398breadH3899,tillthoureturnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725untothegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;foroutofitwast thoutakenH3947:fordustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083thou art,anduntodustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083shalt thoureturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.

20Andthemanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hiswife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034Eveחַוָּ֑הcha.VahH2332;becauseshewasthemotherאֵ֥ם'emH517ofallliving.

21AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213forAdamandforhiswifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹul.'ish.ToH802coatsofskinsע֖וֹרorH5785,andclothedH3847them.

22AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Behold,themanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120isbecomeהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961asoneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259ofus,toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451;andnowH6258,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heputforthH7971hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,andtakeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571ofthetreeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,andeatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398,andliveforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769—

23thereforeJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971himforthH7971fromthegardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731,totillthegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127fromwhencehewastakenH3947.

24SohedroveH1644outthemanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120;andheplacedattheeastמִקֶּ֨דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924ofthegardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731theCherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,andtheflameofaswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719whichturnedH2015everywayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,tokeepH8104thewayH1870ofthetreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ סHa.chai.YimH2416.

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