Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Genesis.3.23", "source": "וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים מִגַּן־עֵ֑דֶן לַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֻקַּ֖ח מִשָּֽׁם׃", "text": "And *yĕšallĕḥēhû* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm* from *gan*-*ʿēden*, *laʿăbōd* [direct object marker] the *ʾădāmāh* which *luqqaḥ* from there.", "grammar": { "*yĕšallĕḥēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix + waw consecutive - and he sent him out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural form - God/gods", "*gan*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - garden of", "*ʿēden*": "proper noun - Eden", "*laʿăbōd*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to work/till", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqaḥ*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was taken" }, "variants": { "*gān-ʿēden*": "garden of Eden/garden of delight", "*ʿābad*": "to work/till/serve/cultivate" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.2", "source": "וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-she-*tosef* *laledet* *ʾet*-his-brother *ʾet*-*Hebel* and-*yehi*-*Hebel* *roʿeh* *tsoʾn* and-*Qayin* *hayah* *ʿobed* *ʾadamah*", "grammar": { "*tosef*": "hiphil imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - she continued/added", "*laledet*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to bear/to give birth to", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Hebel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abel", "*yehi*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - became", "*roʿeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - keeper/shepherd of", "*tsoʾn*": "collective noun - flock/sheep", "*hayah*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/became", "*ʿobed*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - worker/tiller of", "*ʾadamah*": "noun, feminine singular - ground/soil/land" }, "variants": { "*tosef*": "she continued/she added/she proceeded", "*Hebel*": "breath/vapor/vanity (as the meaning of name)" } }
  • Gen 2:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.5", "source": "וְכֹ֣ל ׀ שִׂ֣יחַ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה טֶ֚רֶם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ וְכָל־עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה טֶ֣רֶם יִצְמָ֑ח כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֣ם אַ֔יִן לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-all *śîaḥ haśśāḏeh ṭerem yihyeh ḇāʾāreṣ* and-all-*ʿēśeḇ haśśāḏeh ṭerem yiṣmāḥ kî lōʾ himṭîr YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʿal-hāʾāreṣ wə-ʾāḏām ʾayin laʿăḇōḏ ʾeṯ-hāʾăḏāmāh*", "grammar": { "*śîaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - bush/shrub of", "*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the field", "*ṭerem*": "adverb - not yet/before", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - it will be", "*ḇāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - plant/herb of", "*yiṣmāḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - it will sprout/grow", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*himṭîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he had caused to rain", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʿal-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - upon the earth", "*wə-ʾāḏām*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/human", "*ʾayin*": "adverb of negation - there was not", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to work/till", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾăḏāmāh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the ground" }, "variants": { "*śîaḥ*": "bush/shrub/plant", "*haśśāḏeh*": "the field/the open country", "*ṭerem*": "not yet/before", "*yihyeh*": "would be/will be/was", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "herb/plant/vegetation", "*yiṣmāḥ*": "would sprout/would grow/will sprout", "*himṭîr*": "had caused to rain/sent rain", "*ʾāḏām*": "man/human/mankind/Adam", "*laʿăḇōḏ*": "to work/to till/to cultivate", "*hāʾăḏāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the earth" } }
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.3.19", "source": "בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃", "text": "In *zēʿat* *ʾappêkā* *tōʾkal* *leḥem* until *šûbĕkā* to the *ʾădāmāh*, for from it *luqqāḥtā*; for *ʿāp̄ār* *ʾattāh*, and to *ʿāp̄ār* *tāšûb*.", "grammar": { "*zēʿat*": "noun, feminine, construct - sweat of", "*ʾappêkā*": "noun, masculine, dual + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face/nostrils", "*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat", "*leḥem*": "noun, masculine, singular - bread/food", "*šûbĕkā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your return", "*ʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - ground/earth", "*luqqāḥtā*": "verb, pual perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were taken", "*ʿāp̄ār*": "noun, masculine, singular - dust", "*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*tāšûb*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*ʾappayim*": "face/nostrils/nose", "*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance" } }
  • Gen 4:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.12", "source": "כִּ֤י תַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹֽא־תֹסֵ֥ף תֵּת־כֹּחָ֖הּ לָ֑ךְ נָ֥ע וָנָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה בָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "When *taʿabod* *ʾet*-the-*ʾadamah* not-*tosef* *tet*-its-strength to-you *naʿ* and-*nad* *tihyeh* in-the-*ʾarets*", "grammar": { "*ki*": "conjunction - when/if", "*taʿabod*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you work/till", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-ʾadamah*": "definite noun, feminine singular - the ground", "*lo-tosef*": "negative particle + hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will not continue", "*tet*": "qal infinitive construct - to give", "*koḥah*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its strength", "*lak*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*naʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - wandering", "*nad*": "qal participle, masculine singular - vagabond", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will be", "*ba-ʾarets*": "preposition + definite noun, feminine singular - in the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*lo-tosef tet-koḥah*": "it will not yield its strength/it will not give its produce", "*naʿ wa-nad*": "wanderer and fugitive/restless wanderer/vagrant" } }
  • Gen 9:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.9.20", "source": "וַיָּ֥חֶל נֹ֖חַ אִ֣ישׁ הֽ͏ָאֲדָמָ֑ה וַיִּטַּ֖ע כָּֽרֶם׃", "text": "And-*wayyāḥel* *nōaḥ* *ʾîš* *hāʾădāmāh* and-*wayyiṭṭaʿ* *kārem*.", "grammar": { "*wayyāḥel*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine, hiphil - and he began", "*nōaḥ*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Noah", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - man of", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + definite article - the ground", "*wayyiṭṭaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he planted", "*kārem*": "noun, masculine, singular - vineyard" }, "variants": { "*wayyāḥel*": "and he began/and he started/and he was the first", "*ʾîš*": "man/husband/person", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "the ground/the soil/the land/the earth", "*wayyiṭṭaʿ*": "and he planted/and he established/and he set" } }
  • Eccl 5:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.9", "source": "אֹהֵ֥ב כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לֹא־יִשְׂבַּ֣ע כֶּ֔סֶף וּמִֽי־אֹהֵ֥ב בֶּהָמ֖וֹן לֹ֣א תְבוּאָ֑ה גַּם־זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "*ʾōhēḇ* *kesepp̄* not *yiśbaʿ* *kesepp̄* and who *ʾōhēḇ* in *hehāmôn* not *ṯəḇûʾāh*, also this *hāḇel*", "grammar": { "*ʾōhēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - loving/one who loves", "*kesepp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*yiśbaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be satisfied", "*hehāmôn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the abundance/wealth", "*ṯəḇûʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - income/produce/yield", "*hāḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/breath/vapor" }, "variants": { "*ʾōhēḇ*": "loving/one who loves/having affection for", "*kesepp̄*": "silver/money/wealth", "*yiśbaʿ*": "to be satisfied/have enough/be full", "*hehāmôn*": "abundance/wealth/multitude/crowd/noise", "*ṯəḇûʾāh*": "income/produce/yield/revenue/gain", "*hāḇel*": "vanity/vapor/breath/emptiness/meaninglessness" } }