Genesis 3:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;”

Genesis 3:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 3:188 words

וְקוֹץwəqwōṣAnd thorn

וְדַרְדַּרwədarədarAnd thorn

תַּצְמִיחַtaṣəmîḥaSprout

לָךְlāḵəTo

וְאָכַלְתָּwəʾāḵalətāAnd eat

אֶתʾet—

עֵשֶׂבʿēśevGrass

הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְקוֹץwəqwōṣAnd thorn

וְדַרְדַּרwədarədarAnd thorn

תַּצְמִיחַtaṣəmîḥaSprout

לָךְlāḵəTo

וְאָכַלְתָּwəʾāḵalətāAnd eat

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

עֵשֶׂבʿēśevGrass

הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field

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