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Genesis 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:


Genesis 3:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 3:47 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
הַנָּחָשׁhanāḥāšThe snake
אֶלʾelNear
הָאִשָּׁהhāʾišāhThe woman
לֹאlōʾNot
מוֹתmwōtDie
תְּמֻתוּןtəmutûnDie
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
הַנָּחָשׁhanāḥāšThe snake
אֶלʾelNear
הָאִשָּׁהhāʾišāhThe woman
לֹאlōʾNot
מוֹתmwōtDie
תְּמֻתוּןtəmutûnDie

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