GENESIS 3:12

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”

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Genesis 3:12 Translation & Meaning

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And the man הָֽאָדָ֑ם Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) man
said, וַיֹּ֖אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
The woman הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ A woman woman
whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc whom
thou gavest נָתַ֣תָּה To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) gavest
to be (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
with me, עִמָּדִ֔י Along with with me
she הִ֛וא He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are she
gave נָֽתְנָה To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) gave
me of מִן Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses me of
the tree, הָעֵ֖ץ A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) tree
and I did eat. וָאֹכֵֽל׃ To eat (literally or figuratively) did eat

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  • 10  And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

  • 11  And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

  • 12  And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

  • 13  And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

  • 14  And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:




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