Genesis
Genesis 3:12
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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| 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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Proverbs 28:13 · James 1:13–15 · Romans 10:3 · Job 31:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.