Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 3:1-7

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.

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