Genesis

Genesis 3:17

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And to Adam	וּלְאָדָ֣ם	ū·lə·’ā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
He said	אָמַ֗ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have listened	שָׁמַעְתָּ֮	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to the voice	לְק֣וֹל	lə·qō·wl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
your wife	אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒	’iš·te·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and have eaten	וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙	wat·tō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
from the tree	הָעֵ֔ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of which	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I commanded	צִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙	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
you not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to eat	תֹאכַ֖ל	ṯō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
cursed	אֲרוּרָ֤ה	’ă·rū·rāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H779 curse
the ground	הָֽאֲדָמָה֙	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
because of you	בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ	ba·‘ă·ḇū·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5668 crossed, transit, account
through toil	בְּעִצָּבוֹן֙	bə·‘iṣ·ṣā·ḇō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6093 pain, toil
you will eat	תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה	tō·ḵă·len·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H398 eat
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	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.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.