Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 3:17 Interlinear

And unto Adam he said Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife Thou shalt not eat of the tree of which I commanded thee he said Thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow Thou shalt not eat of it all the days of thy life

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּלְאָדָ֣םH121And unto Adamadam the name of the first man, also of a place in palestine
2לֵאמֹ֔רH559he saidto say (used with great latitude)
3כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4שָׁמַעְתָּ֮H8085Because thou hast hearkenedto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
5לְק֣וֹלH6963unto the voicea voice or sound
6אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒H802of thy wifea woman
7תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהH398Thou shalt not eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
8מִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
9הָעֵ֔ץH6086of the treea tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
10אֲשֶׁ֤רH834of whichwho, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11צִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙H6680I commanded thee(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
12לֵאמֹ֔רH559he saidto say (used with great latitude)
13לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
14תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהH398Thou shalt not eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
15מִמֶּ֑נּוּH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
16אֲרוּרָ֤הH779of it cursedto execrate
17הָֽאֲדָמָה֙H127is the groundsoil (from its general redness)
18בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָH5668properly, crossed, i.e., (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially, on account of, in order that
19בְּעִצָּבוֹן֙H6093for thy sake in sorrowworrisomeness, i.e., labor or pain
20תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהH398Thou shalt not eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
21כֹּ֖לH3605of it allproperly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
22יְמֵ֥יH3117the daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
23חַיֶּֽיךָ׃H2416of thy lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin

Verse Context

Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman he said I will greatly I will greatly thy sorrow...
Genesis 3:17 (current)And unto Adam he said Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife Thou shalt not eat of the tree of which I commanded thee he said Thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow Thou shalt not eat of it all the days of thy life
Genesis 3:18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee and thou shalt eat ...

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