Genesis

Genesis 3:12–13

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

¹³Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

“The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֧ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the woman	לָאִשָּׁ֖ה	lā·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
this	זֹּ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
you have done	עָשִׂ֑ית	‘ā·śîṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
The serpent	הַנָּחָ֥שׁ	han·nā·ḥāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
deceived me	הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי	hiš·šî·’a·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5377 beguile, deceive
replied	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
and I ate	וָאֹכֵֽל׃	wā·’ō·ḵêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat

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

Genesis 3:13 2 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Timothy 2:14 · Genesis 3:4–6 · Genesis 4:10–12 · John 18:35 · 2 Samuel 12:9–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.