Genesis
Genesis 3:4–5
4“You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman. 5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Word by word
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Genesis 3:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| surely die | מ֖וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
| the serpent | הַנָּחָ֖שׁ | han·nā·ḥāš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5175 serpent |
| told | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the woman | הָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Genesis 3:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| knows | יֹדֵ֣עַ | yō·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| in the day | בְּיוֹם֙ | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| you eat | אֲכָלְכֶ֣ם | ’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵem | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| of it | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| your eyes | עֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם | ‘ê·nê·ḵem | Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| will be | וִהְיִיתֶם֙ | wih·yî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| opened | וְנִפְקְח֖וּ | wə·nip̄·qə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6491 open |
| and you will be like God | כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים | kê·lō·hîm | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| knowing | יֹדְעֵ֖י | yō·ḏə·‘ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3045 know |
| good | ט֥וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and evil | וָרָֽע׃ | wā·rā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
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Genesis 3:4 John 8:44 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Timothy 2:14 · 2 Corinthians 2:11 · Genesis 3:13 · Deuteronomy 29:19 · 2 Kings 1:16 · 2 Kings 8:10 · 2 Kings 1:6 · 2 Kings 1:4
Genesis 3:5 Ezekiel 28:2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Acts 26:18 · Genesis 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Matthew 6:23 · Acts 12:22–23 · Exodus 20:7 · Genesis 3:22 · Genesis 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.