| “And the Lord” | יְהוָֹ֨ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “said” | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶֽל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “the serpent,” | הַנָּחָשׁ֮ | A snake (from its hiss) | serpent |
| “Because” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | Because |
| “thou hast done” | עָשִׂ֣יתָ | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | done |
| “this,” | זֹּאת֒ | This (often used adverb) | this |
| “thou” | אַתָּה֙ | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “art” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
| “cursed” | אָר֤וּר | To execrate | cursed |
| “above all” | מִכָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | above all |
| “cattle,” | הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | cattle |
| “and above every” | וּמִכֹּ֖ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | above every |
| “beast” | חַיַּ֣ת | Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively | beast |
| “of the field;” | הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה | A field (as flat) | field |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “thy belly” | גְּחֹנְךָ֣ | The external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus) | belly |
| “shalt thou go,” | תֵלֵ֔ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | go |
| “and dust” | וְעָפָ֥ר | Dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud | dust |
| “shalt thou eat” | תֹּאכַ֖ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the days” | יְמֵ֥י | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
| “of thy life:” | חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ | Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively | life |