Genesis

Genesis 3:17–19

17And to Adam He said:

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife

and have eaten from the tree

of which I commanded you not to eat,

cursed is the ground because of you;

through toil you will eat of it

all the days of your life.

18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you,

and you will eat the plants of the field.

19By the sweat of your brow

you will eat your bread,

until you return to the ground —

because out of it were you taken.

For dust you are,

and to dust you shall return.”

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Genesis 3:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And to Adamוּלְאָדָ֣םū·lə·’ā·ḏāmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH121 man, mankind
He saidאָמַ֗ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have listenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮šā·ma‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8085 hear
to the voiceלְק֣וֹלlə·qō·wlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
ofמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
your wifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒’iš·te·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and have eatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙wat·tō·ḵalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
from the treeהָעֵ֔ץhā·‘êṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood
of whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
you notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to eatתֹאכַ֖לṯō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה’ă·rū·rāhVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularH779 curse
the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙hā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
because of youבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָba·‘ă·ḇū·re·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5668 crossed, transit, account
through toilבְּעִצָּבוֹן֙bə·‘iṣ·ṣā·ḇō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6093 pain, toil
you will eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהtō·ḵă·len·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH398 eat
allכֹּ֖לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the daysיְמֵ֥יyə·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃ḥay·ye·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH2416 alive, living

Genesis 3:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Both thornsוְק֥וֹץwə·qō·wṣConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6975 thornbush, thorn
and thistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רwə·ḏar·darConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1863 thistles
itתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtaṣ·mî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH6779 sprout, spring up
for youלָ֑ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
and youוְאָכַלְתָּ֖wə·’ā·ḵal·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
the plantsעֵ֥שֶׂב‘ê·śeḇNoun - masculine singular constructH6212 herb, herbage
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃haś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.

Genesis 3:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
By the sweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbə·zê·‘aṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH2188 sweat
of your browאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙’ap·pe·ḵāNoun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
you will eatתֹּ֣אכַלtō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
breadלֶ֔חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
untilעַ֤ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you returnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙šū·ḇə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
out of itמִמֶּ֖נָּהmim·men·nāhPreposition; third person feminine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
were you takenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּluq·qā·ḥə·tāVerb - QalPass - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
dustעָפָ֣ר‘ā·p̄ārNoun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
youאַ֔תָּה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
dustעָפָ֖ר‘ā·p̄ārNoun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
youתָּשֽׁוּב׃tā·šūḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return

Cross-references

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

Genesis 3:17 Romans 8:20–22 · Genesis 5:29 · Isaiah 24:5–6 · Ecclesiastes 2:22–23 · John 16:33 · Job 14:1 · Jeremiah 7:23–24 · Psalm 127:2 · Genesis 2:16–17 · Ecclesiastes 5:17

Genesis 3:18 Psalm 104:14–15 · Isaiah 7:23 · Matthew 13:7 · Job 5:5 · Jeremiah 4:3 · Joshua 23:13 · Isaiah 32:13 · Job 31:40 · Proverbs 22:5 · Isaiah 5:6 · Hebrews 6:8

Genesis 3:19 Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Job 34:15 · Psalm 104:29 · Genesis 2:7 · Psalm 90:3 · Ephesians 4:28 · Ecclesiastes 3:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:21–22 · Genesis 18:27 · 2 Thessalonians 3:10 · Daniel 12:2 · Ecclesiastes 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.