New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 3:1-7

1Nowthe serpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175was moreH4480cunningעָר֔וּם'a.RumH6175thanH4480anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605animalH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “Has Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430reallyאַ֚ף כִּֽי־'af ki-H637 H3588saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, ‘You shall not eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398from anyמִכֹּ֖לmi.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 certainlyמ֖וֹתMotH4191will not dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191!

5For Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430knowsיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117you eatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398from it your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869will be openedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491, and you willbecomeוִהְיִיתֶם֙vih.yi.TemH1961like Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.”

6When the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that the treeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086was goodטוֹב֩tOvH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978,and that it was a delightתַֽאֲוָה־ta.'a.vah-H8378to the eyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,and that the treeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086was desirableוְנֶחְמָ֤דve.nech.MadH2530to makeH7919onewiseלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919,she tookוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947someH4480of its fruitמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529and ateוַתֹּאכַ֑לva.to.KhalH398;and she alsoגַּם־gam-H1571gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414someto her husbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376with her, and he ateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

7Then the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them were openedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491, and theyknewוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that they were nakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903;and they sewedוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609figתְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.NahH8384leavesעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5929togetherH8609and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213themselvesהֵ֑םHemH1992waistH2290coveringsH2290.

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