Genesis 3:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then to Adamוּלְאָדָ֣ם
(u·le·'a·dam)
121: the first man, also a city in the Jordan Valleyfrom the same as adam
He said,אָמַ֗ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you have listenedשָׁמַעְתָּ֮
(sha·ma'·ta)
8085: to heara prim. root
to the voiceלְקֹ֣ול
(le·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of your wife,אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒
(ish·te·cha)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and have eatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙
(vat·to·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
from the treeהָעֵ֔ץ
(ha·'etz,)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
about whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I commandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙
(tziv·vi·ti·cha)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
you, saying,לֵאמֹ֔ר
(le·mor,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'You shall not eatתֹאכַ֖ל
(to·chal)
398: to eata prim. root
from it'; Cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה
(a·ru·rah)
779: to cursea prim. root
is the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙
(ha·'a·da·mah)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
becauseבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ
(ba·'a·vu·re·cha,)
5668: for the sake of, on account of, so thatfrom abar
of you; In toilבְּעִצָּבֹון֙
(be·'i·tza·vo·vn)
6093: a pain, toilfrom atsab
you will eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה
(to·cha·len·nah,)
398: to eata prim. root
of it Allכֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the daysיְמֵ֥י
(ye·mei)
3117: daya prim. root
of your life. 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah


















KJV Lexicon
And unto Adam
'Adam  (aw-dawm')
Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine -- Adam.
he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Because thou hast hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of thy wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and hast eaten
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
of the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of which
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
I commanded thee
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thou shalt not eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
of it cursed
'arar  (aw-rar')
to execrate -- bitterly curse.
is the ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
for thy sake in sorrow
`itstsabown  (its-tsaw-bone')
worrisomeness, i.e. labor or pain -- sorrow, toil.
shalt thou eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
of it all
kol  (kole)
the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of thy life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.

King James Bible
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And He said to Adam, "Because you listened to your wife's voice and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'Do not eat from it: The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor all the days of your life.

International Standard Version
He told the man, "Because you have listened to what your wife said, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you. You'll eat from it through pain-filled labor for the rest of your life.

NET Bible
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, 'You must never eat its fruit.' The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat [food that comes] from it every day of your life.

King James 2000 Bible
And unto Adam he said, Because you have listened unto the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life;
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