ולאדם אמר כי שמעת לקול אשתך ותאכל מן העץ אשר צויתיך לאמר לא תאכל ממנו ארורה האדמה בעבורך בעצבון תאכלנה כל ימי חייך׃
Gen 3:17 [Samaritan]
ולאדם אמר כי שמעת לקול אשתך ותאכל מן העץ אשר צויתיך לאמר לא תאכל ממנו ארורה האדמה בעבורך בעצבון תאכלנה כל ימי חייך׃
Gen 3:17 [Masoretic]
וּלְאָדָם אָמַר כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְתָּ לְקֹול אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַתֹּאכַל מִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ אֲרוּרָה הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּֽעֲבוּרֶךָ בְּעִצָּבֹון תֹּֽאכֲלֶנָּה כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
Gen 3:17 [Targum Onkelos]
וּלְאָדָם אֲמַר אֲרֵי קַבֵּילְתָּא לְמֵימַר אִתְּתָךְ וַאֲכַלְתְּ מִן אִילָנָא דְּפַקֵּדְתָּךְ לְמֵימַר לָא תֵּיכוֹל מִינֵּיהּ לִיטָא אַרְעָא בְּדִילָךְ בַּעֲמַל תֵּכְלִינַּהּ כֹּל יוֹמֵי חַיָּךְ:
And to Adam He said, “Because you have accepted the word of your wife, and have eaten from the tree which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you. With labour you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
Gen 3:17 [Samaritan Targum]
ולאדם מלל למה שמקת מן קל אתתך ואכלת מן עילנה דפקדתיך למימר לא תיכל מנה לוטוה אדמתה בגללך בעצרון תיכלנה כל יומי איומך:
And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
Gen 3:17 [Peshitta]
ܘܠܐܕܡ ܐܡܼܪ܂ ܥܠ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܒܩܠܗܿ ܕܐܢܬܬܟ܂ ܘܐܟܼܠܬ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܦܩܕܬܟ ܘܐܡܿܪܬ ܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܟܘܠ ܡܢܗ܂ ܠܝܛܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܛܠܬܟ܂ ܒܟܐ̈ܒܐ ܬܐܟܠܝܗܿ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝܝ̈ܟ܂
And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life.
Gen 3:17 [Septuagint]
Τῷ δὲ Ἀδὰμ εἶπεν· Ὅτι ἤκουσας τῆς φωνῆς τῆς γυναικός σου καὶ ἔφαγες ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου οὗ ἐνετειλάμην σοι τούτου μόνου μὴ φαγεῖν, ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἔφαγες, ἐπικατάρατος ἡ γῆ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου· ἐν λύπαις φάγῃ αὐτὴν πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου·
And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you only this not to eat from it, cursed is the ground because of your works, in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
* ἐν τοῖς : because of. See the curse in Gen 8:21.
Gen 3:17 [Old Latin (Vetus Latina)]
Adæ autem dixit : Quia audisti vocem mulieris tuae, et edisti de ligno, de quo praeceperam tibi de eo solo non edere, maledicta terra in operibus tuis : in tristitiis edes illam omnes dies vitae tuae.
But to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your woman, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you, this alone you should not eat, cursed is the ground in your work, in sorrow you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
Gen 3:17 [Vulgate]
Adæ vero dixit : Quia audisti vocem uxoris tuae, et comedisti de ligno, ex quo praeceperam tibi, ne comederes, maledicta terra in opere tuo : in laboribus comedes ex ea cunctis diebus vitae tuae.
But to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree, of which I commanded you, that you should not eat, cursed is the ground in your work, in labour you shall eat of it all the days of your life.”
* v.l. Adæ : Ad Adam
* v.l. ex ea : eam
וּלְאָדָ֣ם אָמַ֗ר כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְתָּ֮ לְקֹ֣ול אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒ וַתֹּ֨אכַל֙ מִן־הָעֵ֔ץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אֲרוּרָ֤ה הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ בְּעִצָּבֹון֙ תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
And to Adam He said, “Because you listened to the voice of your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground because of you. Through painful toil you will eat from it all the days of your life.”
Morphology
- וּלְאָדָ֣ם (ūlĕʾāḏām) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + noun, singular masculine; Translation: “And to Adam”; Notes: Refers to the man, Adam.
- אָמַ֗ר (ʾāmar) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal perfect, third masculine singular; Translation: “He said”; Notes: Refers to God speaking.
- כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְתָּ֮ (kî-šāmaʿtā) – Root: שמע (š-m-ʿ); Form: Conjunction כִּי + Qal perfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “Because you listened”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the curse.
- לְקֹ֣ול (lĕqōl) – Root: קול (q-w-l); Form: Preposition לְ + noun, singular masculine; Translation: “to the voice”; Notes: Refers to the voice of Eve.
- אִשְׁתֶּךָ֒ (ʾištĕḵā) – Root: אשה (ʾ-š-h); Form: Noun, singular feminine + second masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your wife”; Notes: Refers to Eve.
- וַתֹּ֨אכַל֙ (wattoʾḵal) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “and ate”; Notes: Indicates Adam’s action.
- מִן־הָעֵ֔ץ (min-hāʿēṣ) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ṣ); Form: Preposition מִן + definite article ה + noun, singular masculine; Translation: “from the tree”; Notes: Refers to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר (ʾăšer) – Root: Relative pronoun; Form: Particle; Translation: “which”; Notes: Links the clause.
- צִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙ (ṣiwîtîḵā) – Root: צוה (ṣ-w-h); Form: Piel perfect, first person singular + second masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I commanded you”; Notes: Indicates God’s direct command.
- לֵאמֹ֔ר (lēʾmōr) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Marks the content of the command.
- לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל (lōʾ tōʾḵal) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Negative particle לֹא + Qal imperfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “you shall not eat”; Notes: Expresses the prohibition.
- מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mimmennū) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition מִן + third masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from it”; Notes: Refers to the tree.
- אֲרוּרָ֤ה (ʾărūrāh) – Root: ארר (ʾ-r-r); Form: Passive participle, singular feminine; Translation: “Cursed”; Notes: Refers to the ground.
- הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ (hāʾăḏāmāh) – Root: אדמה (ʾ-d-m-h); Form: Noun, singular feminine; Translation: “the ground”; Notes: Refers to the soil from which Adam was made.
- בַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָ (baʿăḇūreḵā) – Root: עבר (ʿ-b-r); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun, singular masculine + second masculine singular suffix; Translation: “because of you”; Notes: Indicates causation.
- בְּעִצָּבֹון֙ (bĕʿiṣṣāḇōn) – Root: עצב (ʿ-ṣ-b); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “through painful toil”; Notes: Refers to hardship.
- תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּה (tōʾăḵălenāh) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect, second masculine singular + third feminine singular suffix; Translation: “you will eat from it”; Notes: Refers to eating the produce of the cursed ground.
- כֹּ֖ל (kōl) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, singular masculine; Translation: “all”; Notes: Indicates entirety.
- יְמֵ֥י (ye-mei) – Root: יום (yom); Form: noun, mp construct; Translation: “the days of”; Notes: Refers to the span of Adam’s life.
- חַיֶּֽיךָ (chai-ye-cha) – Root: חיה (chai); Form: noun, mp construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “your life”; Notes: Indicates that Adam will experience hardship throughout his lifetime.