Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 3:1-7

1Now the serpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961more craftyעָר֔וּם'a.RumH6175than anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “Did Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430reallyאַ֚ף כִּֽי־'af ki-H3588 H637sayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398from anyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086in the gardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588?’”

2The womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802answeredוַתֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־va.To.mer 'el-H559 H413the serpentהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175, “We may eatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of the treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588,

3but about the fruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529of the treeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the gardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You must notלֹ֤אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of itמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808touchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it, orפֶּן־pen-H6435you will dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.’”

4“You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808surely dieH4191,”the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802.

5“Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430knowsיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatכִּ֗יKiH3588in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117you eatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398of itמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869will beוִהְיִיתֶם֙vih.yi.TemH1961openedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491and you will be like Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.”

6When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the treeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086wasgoodטוֹב֩tOvH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978andוְכִ֧יve.KhiH3588ה֣וּאhu'H1931pleasingתַֽאֲוָה־ta.'a.vah-H8378to the eyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, and that it wasהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086desirableוְנֶחְמָ֤דve.nech.MadH2530for obtaining wisdomלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919,she tookוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947the fruitמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529and ate itוַתֹּאכַ֑לva.to.KhalH398.She also gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ן גַּם־va.ti.Ten gam-H5414 H1571someto her husbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376who waswith herעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973,and he ate itוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

7And the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of both of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147were openedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491,and theyהֵ֑םHemH1992knewוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588they were nakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903;so they sewed togetherוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609figתְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.NahH8384leavesעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5929and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213coveringsחֲגֹרֹֽת׃cha.go.RotH2290for themselves.

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