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Genesis 3:16-19

16Toאֶֽל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802He saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559: “I will sharply increaseH7235your painעִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְi.tze.vo.NekhH6093in childbirthוְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְve.he.ro.NekhH2032;in painבְּעֶ֖צֶבbe.'E.tzevH6089you will bring forthתֵּֽלְדִ֣יte.le.DiH3205childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121.Your desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669will beforוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413your husbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376,and heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will ruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over you.”

17And to Adamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121He saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559: “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have listenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮sha.ma'.TaH8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofמִן־min-H4480your wifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802and have eatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398from the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔רtzi.vi.Ti.kha le.MorH6680 H559you notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה'a.ru.RahH779isthe groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127because of youבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָba.'a.vu.Re.khaH5668;through toilבְּעִצָּבוֹן֙be.'i.tza.VonH6093you will eat of itתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

18Both thornsוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975and thistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863it will yieldתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.achH6779for you,and you will eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398אֶת־'et-H853the plantsעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

19By the sweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'AtH2188of your browאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639you will eatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398yourbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704you returnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127—becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588out of itמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480were you takenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.taH3947.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588dustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083you shall returnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.”

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