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Genesis 3:17 - Cursed

Genesis 3:17 - 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;

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
And unto Adam	H121	אָדָם	[Proper Name Masculine] {Adam} the name of the first {man} also of a place in Palestine
he said	H559	אָמַר	[Verb] to say (used with great latitude)
Because	H3588	כִּי	[Conjunction] (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed
thou hast hearkened	H8085	שָׁמַע	[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.)
unto the voice	H6963	קוֹל	[Noun Masculine] a voice or sound
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
thy wife	H802	אִשָּׁה	[Noun Feminine] the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H582).
and hast eaten	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
the tree	H6086	עֵץ	[Noun Masculine] a tree (from its firmness); hence wood (plural sticks)
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
which	H834	אֲשֶׁר	{who} which: {what} that; also (as adverb and conjunction) {when} where: {how} because: in order {that} etc.
I commanded	H6680	צָוָה	[Verb] (intensively) to {constitute} enjoin
thee saying	H559	אָמַר	[Verb] to say (used with great latitude)
Thou shalt not	H3808	לֹא	[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles
eat	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
it cursed	H779	אָרַר	[Verb] to execrate
is the ground	H127	אֲדָמָה	[Noun Feminine] soil (from its general redness)
for thy sake	H5668	עָבוּר	[Preposition] properly {crossed} that {is} (abstractly) transit; used only adverbially on account {of} in order that
in sorrow	H6093	עִצָּבוֹן	[Noun Masculine] {worrisomeness} that {is} labor or pain
shalt thou eat	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
it all	H3605	כֹּל	[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense)
the days	H3117	יוֹם	[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially)
of	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
thy life	H2416	חַי	[Adjective] alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh ({plant} {water} {year}) strong; also (as {noun} especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living {thing}) whether literally or figuratively

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.

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Genesis 3:17 - Cursed

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