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Genesis 3:17-23

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.

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