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Genesis 3:17-23

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.”

20And Adamהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120namedוַיִּקְרָ֧א שֵׁ֥םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Eveחַוָּ֑הcha.VahH2332,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588sheהִ֥ואhi'H1931would beהָֽיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961the motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of allכָּל־kol-H3605the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

21And the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213garmentsכָּתְנ֥וֹתka.te.NotH3801of skinע֖וֹרorH5785for Adamלְאָדָ֧םle.'a.DamH121and his wifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹul.'ish.ToH802,and He clothed themוַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃ פvai.yal.bi.ShemH3847.

22Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,the manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120has becomeהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961like oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of Usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,knowingלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451.And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he reach outיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027and takeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571from the treeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,and eatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398,and liveוָחַ֥יva.ChaiH2421foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769...”

23Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430banished himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971from the Gardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731to workלַֽעֲבֹד֙la.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had been takenלֻקַּ֖חlu.KachH3947מִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.

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