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Genesis 3:14-17

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;

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