Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 3:1-5

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.

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