KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But of the fruit” | וּמִפְּרִ֣י | Fruit (literally or figuratively) | fruit |
| “of the tree” | הָעֵץ֮ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “in the midst” | בְּתוֹךְ | A bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | midst |
| “of the garden,” | הַגָּן֒ | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 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 |
| “hath said,” | אָמַ֣ר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Ye shall not” | לֹ֤א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “eat” | תֹֽאכְלוּ֙ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “of” | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | of |
| “it, neither” | וְלֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | neither |
| “shall ye touch” | תִגְּע֖וּ | Properly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.) | touch |
| “it, lest” | פֶּן | Properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | lest |
| “ye die.” | תְּמֻתֽוּן׃ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | die |
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
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