Genesis 3:17
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And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
In other translations
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Hebrew words
וּלְאָדָםul'adamand to AdamH121אָמַר'amarhe saidH559כִּי־ki-forH3588שָׁמַעְתָּshama'tayou listenedH8085לְקוֹלlekolto [the] voice ofH6963אִשְׁתֶּךָ'ishtekhawife yourH802וַתֹּאכַלvatokhaland you ateH398מִן־min-fromH4480הָעֵץha'etzthe treeH6086אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834צִוִּיתִיךָtzivitikhaI commanded youH6680לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לֹאlo'notH3808תֹאכַלtokhalyou must eatH398מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom itH4480אֲרוּרָה'arurah[is] cursedH779הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127בַּעֲבוּרֶךָba'avurekhafor sake of youH5668בְּעִצָּבוֹןbe'itzavonin painH6093תֹּאכֲלֶנָּהtokhalenahyou will eat itH398כֹּלkolallH3605יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117חַיֶּיךָ׃chaiyeikhalife yourH2416
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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