Genesis

Genesis 3:11–12

¹¹“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

¹²And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

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Genesis 3:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֚י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
told	הִגִּ֣יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
you	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	עֵירֹ֖ם	‘ê·rōm	Adjective - masculine singular	H5903 naked
asked	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Have you eaten	אֲכָל־	’ă·ḵāl-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
from	הֲמִן־	hă·min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the tree	הָעֵ֗ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of which	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I commanded you	צִוִּיתִ֛יךָ	ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
not to	לְבִלְתִּ֥י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
eat	אָכָֽלְתָּ׃	’ā·ḵā·lə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat

Genesis 3:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the man	הָֽאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
answered	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The woman	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You gave	נָתַ֣תָּה	nā·ṯat·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	עִמָּדִ֔י	‘im·mā·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5978 along with
she	הִ֛וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
gave	נָֽתְנָה־	nā·ṯə·nāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the tree	הָעֵ֖ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and I ate it	וָאֹכֵֽל׃	wā·’ō·ḵêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat

Cross-references

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Genesis 3:11 Romans 3:20 · Genesis 4:10 · Psalm 50:21

Genesis 3:12 Proverbs 28:13 · James 1:13–15 · Romans 10:3 · Job 31:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.