Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 3

1Now theserpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961moresubtilעָר֔וּם'a.RumH6175than anybeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704which theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Yeaאַ֚ף'afH637, hathGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Ye shall noteatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of everytreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588?

2And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to theserpentהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175, We mayeatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398of thefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of thetreesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of thegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588:

3But of thefruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529of thetreeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086which is in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thegardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Ye shall noteatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of it, neither shall yetouchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yedieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.

4And theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, Ye shall notsurelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191:

5ForGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dothknowיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117yeeatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398of it, then youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869shall beopenedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491, and ye shall be asGodכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

6And when thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that thetreeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086wasgoodטוֹב֩tOvH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978, and thatitה֣וּאhu'H1931waspleasantתַֽאֲוָה־ta.'a.vah-H8378to theeyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, and atreeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086to bedesiredוְנֶחְמָ֤דve.nech.MadH2530to make onewiseלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919, shetookוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947of itsfruitמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529, andateוַתֹּאכַ֑לva.to.KhalH398, andgaveוַתִּתֵּ֧ןva.ti.TenH5414alsoגַּם־gam-H1571to herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376with her; and heateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

7And theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147wereopenedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491, andtheyהֵ֑םHemH1992knewוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that they werenakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903; and theysewedוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609figתְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.NahH8384leavesעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5929togetherH8609, and made forthemselvesוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213apronsחֲגֹרֹֽת׃cha.go.RotH2290.

8And theyheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in thegardenבַּגָּ֖ןba.GanH1588in thecoolלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: andAdamהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹve.'ish.ToH802hidthemselvesוַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨אvai.yit.cha.Be'H2244from thepresenceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GanH1588.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toAdamהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Where artthouאַיֶּֽכָּה׃'ai.Ye.kahH335?

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thyvoiceקֹלְךָ֥ko.le.ChaH6963in thegardenבַּגָּ֑ןba.GanH1588, and I wasafraidוָאִירָ֛אva.'i.Ra'H3372, becauseIאָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiH595wasnakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903; and I hidmyselfוָאֵחָבֵֽא׃va.'e.cha.Ve'H2244.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whoמִ֚יmiH4310toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046thee that thou wastnakedעֵירֹ֖ם'ei.RomH5903? Hast thoueatenאֲכָל־'a.khol-H398of thetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, of which I commandedtheeצִוִּיתִ֛יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680that thou shouldestnotלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115eatאָכָֽלְתָּ׃'a.Khal.taH398?

12And themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whom thougavestנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414to be withmeעִמָּדִ֔י'i.ma.DiH5978,sheהִ֛ואhi'H1931gaveנָֽתְנָה־na.te.nah-H5414me of thetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086, and Iateוָאֹכֵֽל׃va.'o.KhelH398.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802, What is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Theserpentהַנָּחָ֥שׁha.na.ChashH5175beguiledmeהִשִּׁיאַ֖נִיhi.shi.'A.niH5377, and Iateוָאֹכֵֽל׃va.'o.KhelH398.

14And theLORDיְהֹוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to theserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֮ha.na.ChashH5175, Becausethouאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, thou artcursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779above allcattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, and above everybeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704; upon thybellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣ge.cho.ne.KhaH1512shalt thougoH3212, anddustוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083shalt thoueatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thylifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416:

15And I willputאָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896enmityוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ve.'ei.VahH342between thee and thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, and between thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233and herseedזַרְעָ֑הּzar.'AhH2233; it shallbruiseיְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.KhaH7779thyheadרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7218, and thou shaltbruiseתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuH7779hisheelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

16To thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, I willgreatlyהַרְבָּ֤הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235thysorrowעִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְi.tze.vo.NekhH6093and thyconceptionוְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְve.he.ro.NekhH2032; insorrowבְּעֶ֖צֶבbe.'E.tzevH6089thou shalt bringforthתֵּֽלְדִ֣יte.le.DiH3205childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121; and thydesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669shall be to thyhusbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376, and he shallruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over thee.

17And toAdamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, Because thou hasthearkenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮sha.ma'.TaH8085to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thywifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802, and hasteatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398of thetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I commandedtheeצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shalt noteatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398of it:cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה'a.ru.RahH779is thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127for thy sake; insorrowבְּעִצָּבוֹן֙be.'i.tza.VonH6093shalt thoueatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398of itallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thylifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416;

18Thornsalsoוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975andthistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863shall it bringforthתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.achH6779to thee; and thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398theherbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704;

19In thesweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'AtH2188of thyfaceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639shalt thoueatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,tillעַ֤ד'adH5704thou shaltreturnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725to thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127; for out of it wast thoutakenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.taH3947: fordustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083thouאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859art, and todustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083shalt thoureturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.

20AndAdamהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hiswife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034Eveחַוָּ֑הcha.VahH2332; because she was themotherאֵ֥ם'emH517of alllivingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

21ForAdamH120also and for hiswifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹul.'ish.ToH802theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213coatsכָּתְנ֥וֹתka.te.NotH3801ofskinsע֖וֹרorH5785, and clothedthemוַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃ פvai.yal.bi.ShemH3847.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, themanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120hath become asoneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of us, toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451: and now, lest he should putforthיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, andtakeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947also of thetreeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416, andeatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398, andliveH2425foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

23Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sent himforthוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971from thegardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731, totillלַֽעֲבֹד֙la.'a.VodH5647thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127from which he wastakenלֻקַּ֖חlu.KachH3947.

24So he droveoutוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120; and heplacedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩vai.yash.KenH7931at theeastמִקֶּ֨דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of thegardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731Cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, and aflamingלַ֤הַטLa.hatH3858swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719which turned everywayהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתha.mit.ha.Pe.khetH2015, toguardלִשְׁמֹ֕רlish.MorH8104thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thetreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ סHa.chai.YimH2416.

Commentaries on Genesis 3

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