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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (KJV)

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וּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'Etzand from [the] tree of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tree

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 1

הַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atthe knowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 2

ט֣וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32, Deuteronomy 1:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 3

וָרָ֔עva.Ra'and evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34, Genesis 48:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 4

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 5

תֹאכַ֖לto.Khalyou must eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 6

מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 7

כִּ֗יKifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 8

בְּי֛וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 9

אֲכָלְךָ֥'a.khal.Khaeating you

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 10

מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nufrom it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 11

מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 12

תָּמֽוּת\׃ta.Mutyou will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 2:17 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

but you must not	→	לֹא H3808 not
eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the tree	→	עֵץ H6086H tree
of the knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
of good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
and evil	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
in the day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
that you eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
of it	→	מִן־ H4480A from
you will surely die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
. . .	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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