Genesis

Genesis 3:14

¹⁴So the LORD God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this,

cursed are you above all livestock

and every beast of the field!

On your belly will you go,

and dust you will eat,

all the days of your life.

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Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהֹוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the serpent	הַנָּחָשׁ֮	han·nā·ḥāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent
Because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have done	עָשִׂ֣יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹּאת֒	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
cursed	אָר֤וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
are you	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
above all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
livestock	הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and every	וּמִכֹּ֖ל	ū·mik·kōl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
beast	חַיַּ֣ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
On	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your belly	גְּחֹנְךָ֣	gə·ḥō·nə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1512 belly
you go	תֵלֵ֔ךְ	ṯê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and dust	וְעָפָ֥ר	wə·‘ā·p̄ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
you	תֹּאכַ֖ל	tō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֥י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of your life	חַיֶּֽיךָ׃	ḥay·ye·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Micah 7:17 · Isaiah 65:25 · Psalm 72:9 · Isaiah 29:4 · Deuteronomy 28:15–20 · Genesis 9:6 · Leviticus 20:25 · Exodus 21:28–32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.