Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 3

1Now the serpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961more subtilעָר֔וּם'a.RumH6175than any beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Yeaאַ֚ף'afH637,hath Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Ye shall not eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of every treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the gardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588?

2And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the serpentהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175,We may eatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398of the fruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of the treesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588:

3But of the fruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529of the treeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086which isin the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the gardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hath saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Ye shall not eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of it, neither shall ye touchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it, lestפֶּן־pen-H6435ye dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.

4And the serpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802,Ye shall not surelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191:

5For Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430doth knowיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ye eatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398thereof, then your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869shall be openedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491,and ye shall be as godsכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

6And when the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that the treeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086wasgoodטוֹב֩tOvH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978,and that itה֣וּאhu'H1931waspleasantתַֽאֲוָה־ta.'a.vah-H8378to the eyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,and a treeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086to be desiredוְנֶחְמָ֤דve.nech.MadH2530to make onewiseלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919,she tookוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947of the fruit thereofמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529,and did eatוַתֹּאכַ֑לva.to.KhalH398,and gaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414alsoגַּם־gam-H1571unto her husbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376with her; and he did eatוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

7And the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of them bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147were openedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491,and theyהֵ֑םHemH1992knewוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that they werenakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903;and they sewedוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609figתְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.NahH8384leavesעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5929togetherH8609,and made themselvesוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213apronsחֲגֹרֹֽת׃cha.go.RotH2290.

8And they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the voiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in the gardenבַּגָּ֖ןba.GanH1588in the coolלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:and Adamהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹve.'ish.ToH802hid themselvesוַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨אvai.yit.cha.Be'H2244from the presenceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430amongstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the treesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of the gardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GanH1588.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Adamהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Where artthouאַיֶּֽכָּה׃'ai.Ye.kahH335?

10And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thy voiceקֹלְךָ֥ko.le.ChaH6963in the gardenבַּגָּ֑ןba.GanH1588,and I was afraidוָאִירָ֛אva.'i.Ra'H3372,because Iאָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiH595wasnakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903;and I hid myselfוָאֵחָבֵֽא׃va.'e.cha.Ve'H2244.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whoמִ֚יmiH4310toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046thee that thou wastnakedעֵירֹ֖ם'ei.RomH5903?Hast thou eatenאֲכָל־'a.khol-H398of the treeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086,whereof I commanded theeצִוִּיתִ֛יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680that thou shouldest notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115eatאָכָֽלְתָּ׃'a.Khal.taH398?

12And the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whom thou gavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to bewith meעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978,sheהִ֛ואhi'H1931gaveנָֽתְנָה־na.te.nah-H5414me of the treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086,and I did eatוָאֹכֵֽל׃va.'o.KhelH398.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the womanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802, What is this thatthou hast doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213?And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,The serpentהַנָּחָ֥שׁha.na.ChashH5175beguiled meהִשִּׁיאַ֖נִיhi.shi.'A.niH5377,and I did eatוָאֹכֵֽל׃va.'o.KhelH398.

14And Yhwhיְהֹוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto the serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֮ha.na.ChashH5175,Because thouאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, thou artcursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779above all cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and above every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;upon thy bellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣ge.cho.ne.KhaH1512shalt thou goH3212,and dustוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083shalt thou eatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416:

15And I will putאָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896enmityוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ve.'ei.VahH342between thee and the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,and between thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233and her seedזַרְעָ֑הּzar.'AhH2233;it shall bruiseיְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.KhaH7779thy headרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7218,and thou shalt bruiseתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuH7779his heelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

16Unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,I will greatlyהַרְבָּ֤הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235thy sorrowעִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְi.tze.vo.NekhH6093and thy conceptionוְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְve.he.ro.NekhH2032;in sorrowבְּעֶ֖צֶבbe.'E.tzevH6089thou shalt bring forthתֵּֽלְדִ֣יte.le.DiH3205childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121;and thy desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669shall beto thy husbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376,and he shall ruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over thee.

17And unto Adamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Because thou hast hearkenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮sha.ma'.TaH8085unto the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thy wifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802,and hast eatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398of the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,of whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I commanded theeצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou shalt not eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398of it: cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה'a.ru.RahH779isthe groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127for thy sake; in sorrowבְּעִצָּבוֹן֙be.'i.tza.VonH6093shalt thou eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398ofit allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416;

18Thorns alsoוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975and thistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863shall it bring forthתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.achH6779to thee; and thou shalt eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398the herbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704;

19In the sweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'AtH2188of thy faceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639shalt thou eatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,tillעַ֤ד'adH5704thou returnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725unto the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;for out of it wast thou takenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.taH3947:for dustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083thouאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859art,and unto dustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083shalt thou returnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.

20And Adamהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034Eveחַוָּ֑הcha.VahH2332;because she was the motherאֵ֥ם'emH517of all livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

21Unto AdamH120also and to his wifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹul.'ish.ToH802did Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430makeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213coatsכָּתְנ֥וֹתka.te.NotH3801of skinsע֖וֹרorH5785,and clothed themוַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃ פvai.yal.bi.ShemH3847.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,the manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120is become as oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of us, to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451:and now, lest he put forthיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,and takeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947also of the treeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,and eatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398,and liveH2425for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

23Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sent him forthוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971from the gardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731,to tillלַֽעֲבֹד֙la.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127from whence he was takenלֻקַּ֖חlu.KachH3947.

24So he drove outוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120;and he placedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩vai.yash.KenH7931at the eastמִקֶּ֨דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of the gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731Cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,and a flamingלַ֤הַטLa.hatH3858swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719which turned every wayהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתha.mit.ha.Pe.khetH2015,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֕רlish.MorH8104the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ סHa.chai.YimH2416.

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