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Genesis 3:1-16

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.

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