New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 3:1-5

1Nowthe serpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175was moreH4480craftyעָר֔וּם'a.RumH6175thanH4480anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605beastH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “Indeedאַ֚ף כִּֽי־'af ki-H637 H3588,has Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You shall not eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398fromanyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the gardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588’?”

2The womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to the serpentהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175, “From the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of the treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588we may eatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398;

3but from the fruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529of the treeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the gardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430has saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You shall not eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398from it or touchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it, or you will dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.’”

4The serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, “You surelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191will not dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191!

5For Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430knowsיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117you eatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398from it your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869will be openedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491, andyou will be like Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.”

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