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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? (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 1
מִ֚יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 2
הִגִּ֣ידhi.Giddid he tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 24:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 3
כִּ֥יkithat
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 3:11 word 4
עֵירֹ֖ם'ei.Rom[were] naked
Lemma: עֵירֹם (e.rom) · Strong's: H5903
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: naked
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:10, Deuteronomy 28:48, Ezekiel 16:7, Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5903; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 5
אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 6
הֲמִן\־ha.min-¿ from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 7
הָעֵ֗ץha.'Etzthe tree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 9
צִוִּיתִ֛יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaI commanded you
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 10
לְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.Tito not
Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: lest
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3, Genesis 43:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 11
אֲכָל\־'a.khol-to eat
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 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 12
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 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 13
אָכָֽלְתָּ\׃'a.Khal.tahave you eaten
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 3:11 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| you [were] naked | → | עֵירֹם H5903 naked |
| asked [the LORD God] | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Have you eaten | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the tree | → | עֵץ H6086H tree |
| of which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| I commanded you | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| not to | → | בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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