1 and~the~SERPENT (וְהַנָּחָשׁ / wê'ha'na'hhash) he~did~EXIST^(V) (הָיָה / hai'yah) SUBTLE (עָרוּם / a'rum) from~ALL (מִכֹּל / mi'kol) LIVING (חַיַּת / hhai'yat) the~FIELD (הַשָּׂדֶה / ha'sa'deh) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) he~did~DO^(V) (עָשָׂה / a'sah) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) TO (אֶל / el) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) MOREOVER (אַף / aph) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki)^[17] he~did~SAY^(V) (אָמַר / a'mar) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) NOT (לֹא / lo) you(mp)~will~EAT^(V) (תֹאכְלוּ / to'khe'lu) from~ALL (מִכֹּל / mi'kol) TREE (עֵץ / eyts) the~GARDEN (הַגָּן / ha'gan)

RMT: and the serpent had existed as a subtle one more than all the living ones of the field which YHWH the Elohiym made, and he said to the woman, did Elohiym really say you will not eat from all the trees of the garden,

2 and~she~will~SAY^(V) (וַתֹּאמֶר / wa'to'mer) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) TO (אֶל / el) the~SERPENT (הַנָּחָשׁ / ha'na'hhash) from~PRODUCE (מִפְּרִי / mi'pe'ri) TREE (עֵץ / eyts) the~GARDEN (הַגָּן / ha'gan) we~will~EAT^(V) (נֹאכֵל / no'kheyl)

RMT: and the woman said to the serpent, from the produce of the trees of the garden we eat,

3 and~from~PRODUCE (וּמִפְּרִי / u'mi'pe'ri) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) in~MIDST (בְּתוֹךְ / bê'tokh) the~GARDEN (הַגָּן / ha'gan) he~did~SAY^(V) (אָמַר / a'mar) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) NOT (לֹא / lo) you(mp)~will~EAT^(V) (תֹאכְלוּ / to'khe'lu) FROM~him (מִמֶּנּוּ / mi'me'nu) and~NOT (וְלֹא / wê'lo) you(mp)~will~TOUCH^(V) (תִגְּעוּ / tig'u) in~~him (בּוֹ / bo) OTHERWISE (פֶּן / pen) you(mp)~will~DIE^(V)~must (תְּמֻתוּן / tê'mu'tun)

RMT: but from the produce of the tree which is in the midst of the garden Elohiym said, you will not eat from him, and you will not touch him, otherwise you must die,

4 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) the~SERPENT (הַנָּחָשׁ / ha'na'hhash) TO (אֶל / el) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) NOT (לֹא / lo) >~DIE^(V) (מוֹת / mot) you(mp)~will~DIE^(V)~must (תְּמֻתוּן / tê'mu'tun)

RMT: and the serpent said to the woman, you shall certainly not die,

5 GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) KNOW^(V)~ing(ms) (יֹדֵעַ / yo'dey'a) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) in~DAY (בְּיוֹם / bê'yom) >~EAT^(V)~you(mp) (אֲכָלְכֶם / a'khal'khem) FROM~him (מִמֶּנּוּ / mi'me'nu) and~they(f)~did~be~OPEN.UP^(V) (וְנִפְקְחוּ / wê'niph'qe'hhu) EYE~s2~you(mp) (עֵינֵיכֶם / ey'ney'khem) and~you(mp)~did~EXIST^(V) (וִהְיִיתֶם / wih'yi'tem) like~Elohiym (כֵּאלֹהִים / key'lo'him) KNOW^(V)~ing(mp) (יֹדְעֵי / yod'ey) FUNCTIONAL (טוֹב / tov) and~DYSFUNCTIONAL (וָרָע / wa'ra)

RMT: given that Elohiym knows that in the day you eat from him, then your eyes will be opened up and you will exist like Elohiym, knowing function and dysfunction,

6 and~she~will~SEE^(V) (וַתֵּרֶא / wa'tey're) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) FUNCTIONAL (טוֹב / tov) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) to~NOURISHMENT (לְמַאֲכָל / lê'ma'a'khal) and~GIVEN.THAT (וְכִי / wê'khi) YEARNING (תַאֲוָה / ta'a'wah) HE (הוּא / hu) to~the~EYE~s2 (לָעֵינַיִם / la'ey'na'yim) and~be~CRAVE^(V)~ing(ms) (וְנֶחְמָד / wê'nehh'mad) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) to~>~make~CALCULATE^(V) (לְהַשְׂכִּיל / lê'has'kil) and~she~will~TAKE^(V) (וַתִּקַּח / wa'ti'qahh) from~PRODUCE~him (מִפִּרְיוֹ / mi'pir'yo) and~she~will~EAT^(V) (וַתֹּאכַל / wa'to'khal) and~she~will~GIVE^(V) (וַתִּתֵּן / wa'ti'teyn) ALSO (גַּם / gam) to~MAN~her (לְאִישָׁהּ / lê'i'shah) WITH~her (עִמָּהּ / i'mah) and~he~will~EAT^(V) (וַיֹּאכַל / wai'yo'khal)

RMT: and the woman saw that the function of the tree is for nourishment and that he is a yearning to the eyes, and the tree is a craving for making calculations, and she took from his produce and she ate, and she gave also to her man with her, and he ate,

7 and~they(f)~will~be~OPEN.UP^(V) (וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה / wa'ti'pa'qahh'nah) EYE~s2 (עֵינֵי / ey'ney) TWO~them(m) (שְׁנֵיהֶם / shê'ney'hem) and~they(m)~will~KNOW^(V) (וַיֵּדְעוּ / wai'yeyd'u) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) NAKED~s (עֵירֻמִּם / ey'ru'mim) THEY(m) (הֵם / heym) and~they(m)~will~SEW.TOGETHER^(V) (וַיִּתְפְּרוּ / wai'yit'pe'ru) LEAF (עֲלֵה / a'leyh) FIG (תְאֵנָה / tê'ey'nah) and~they(m)~will~DO^(V) (וַיַּעֲשׂוּ / wai'ya'a'su) to~~them(m) (לָהֶם / la'hem) LOIN.WRAP~s (חֲגֹרֹת / hha'go'rot)

RMT: and the eyes of the two of them were opened up and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed together leaves of the fig, and they made for themselves loin wraps,

8 and~they(m)~will~HEAR^(V) (וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ / wai'yish'me'u) AT (אֶת / et) VOICE (קוֹל / qol) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) self~WALK^(V)~ing(ms) (מִתְהַלֵּךְ / mit'ha'leykh) in~GARDEN (בַּגָּן / ba'gan) to~WIND (לְרוּחַ / lê'ru'ahh) the~DAY (הַיּוֹם / hai'yom) and~he~will~self~WITHDRAW^(V) (וַיִּתְחַבֵּא / wai'yit'hha'bey) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) and~WOMAN~him (וְאִשְׁתּוֹ / wê'ish'to) from~FACE~s (מִפְּנֵי / mip'ney) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) in~MIDST (בְּתוֹךְ / bê'tokh) TREE (עֵץ / eyts) the~GARDEN (הַגָּן / ha'gan)

RMT: and they heard the voice^[18] of YHWH the Elohiym walking himself in the garden for the wind of the day, and the human and his woman withdrew themselves from the face of YHWH the Elohiym into the midst of the trees of the garden,

9 and~he~will~CALL.OUT^(V) (וַיִּקְרָא / wai'yiq'ra) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) TO (אֶל / el) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) to~~him (לוֹ / lo) WHERE~you(ms) (אַיֶּכָּה / ai'ye'kah)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym called out to the human and he said to him, where are you,

10 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) AT (אֶת / et) VOICE~you(ms) (קֹלְךָ / qol'kha) I~did~HEAR^(V) (שָׁמַעְתִּי / sha'ma'ti) in~GARDEN (בַּגָּן / ba'gan) and~I~will~FEAR^(V) (וָאִירָא / wa'i'ra) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) NAKED (עֵירֹם / ey'rom) I (אָנֹכִי / a'no'khi) and~I~will~WITHDRAW^(V) (וָאֵחָבֵא / wa'ey'hha'vey)

RMT: and he said, I heard your voice in the garden and I feared, given that I am naked, and I withdrew,

11 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) WHO (מִי / mi) he~did~make~BE.FACE.TO.FACE^(V) (הִגִּיד / hi'gid) to~~you(ms) (לְךָ / lê'kha) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) NAKED (עֵירֹם / ey'rom) YOU(ms) (אָתָּה / a'tah) ?~FROM (הֲמִן / ha'min) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) I~did~much~DIRECT^(V)~you(ms) (צִוִּיתִיךָ / tsi'wi'ti'kha) to~EXCEPT (לְבִלְתִּי / lê'vil'ti) >~EAT^(V) (אֲכָל / a'khal) FROM~him (מִמֶּנּוּ / mi'me'nu) you(ms)~will~EAT^(V) (אָכָלְתָּ / a'khal'ta)

RMT: and he said, who told you that you are naked, are you eating from the tree which I directed you to not eat from,

12 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) you(ms)~did~GIVE^(V) (נָתַתָּה / na'ta'tah) BY~me (עִמָּדִי / i'ma'di) SHE (הִוא / hi) she~did~GIVE^(V) (נָתְנָה / nat'nah) to~~me (לִּי / li) FROM (מִן / min) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) and~I~will~EAT^(V) (וָאֹכֵל / wa'o'kheyl)

RMT: and the human said, the woman which you placed by me, she gave to me from the tree and I ate,

13 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) to~WOMAN (לָאִשָּׁה / la'i'shah) WHAT (מַה / mah) THIS (זֹּאת / zot) you(fs)~did~DO^(V) (עָשִׂית / a'sit) and~she~will~SAY^(V) (וַתֹּאמֶר / wa'to'mer) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) the~SERPENT (הַנָּחָשׁ / ha'na'hhash) he~did~make~DECEIVE^(V)~me (הִשִּׁיאַנִי / hi'shi'a'ni) and~I~will~EAT^(V) (וָאֹכֵל / wa'o'kheyl)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym said to the woman, what is this you did, and the woman said, the serpent had deceived me and I ate,

14 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) TO (אֶל / el) the~SERPENT (הַנָּחָשׁ / ha'na'hhash) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) you(ms)~did~DO^(V) (עָשִׂיתָ / a'si'ta) THIS (זֹּאת / zot) SPIT.UPON^(V)~ed(ms) (אָרוּר / a'rur) YOU(ms) (אַתָּה / a'tah) from~ALL (מִכָּל / mi'kol) the~BEAST (הַבְּהֵמָה / ha'be'hey'mah) and~from~ALL (וּמִכֹּל / u'mi'kol) LIVING (חַיַּת / hhai'yat) the~FIELD (הַשָּׂדֶה / ha'sa'deh) UPON (עַל / al) BELLY~you(ms) (גְּחֹנְךָ / gê'hhon'kha) you(ms)~will~WALK^(V) (תֵלֵךְ / tey'leykh) and~DIRT (וְעָפָר / wê'a'phar) you(ms)~will~EAT^(V) (תֹּאכַל / to'khal) ALL (כָּל / kol) DAY~s (יְמֵי / yê'mey) LIVING~s~you(ms) (חַיֶּיךָ / hhei'yey'kha)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym said to the serpent, given that you did this, spat upon^[19] are you from all the beasts and from all the living ones of the field, upon your belly you will walk, and dirt you will eat all the days of your life,

15 and~HOSTILITY (וְאֵיבָה / wê'ey'vah) I~will~SET.DOWN^(V) (אָשִׁית / a'shit) BETWEEN~you(ms) (בֵּינְךָ / beyn'kha) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) SEED~you(ms) (זַרְעֲךָ / zar'a'kha) and~BETWEEN (וּבֵין / u'veyn) SEED~her (זַרְעָהּ / zar'ah) HE (הוּא / hu) he~will~FALL.UPON^(V)~you(ms) (יְשׁוּפְךָ / yê'shuph'kha) HEAD (רֹאשׁ / rosh) and~YOU(ms) (וְאַתָּה / wê'a'tah) you(ms)~will~FALL.UPON^(V)~him (תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ / tê'shu'phe'nu) HEEL (עָקֵב / a'qeyv)

RMT: and I set down hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed, he will fall upon you a head^[20], and you will fall upon him a heel^[21].

16 TO (אֶל / el) the~WOMAN (הָאִשָּׁה / ha'i'shah) he~did~SAY^(V) (אָמַר / a'mar) >~make~INCREASE^(V) (הַרְבָּה / har'bah) I~will~make~INCREASE^(V) (אַרְבֶּה / ar'beh) HARDSHIP~you(fs) (עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ / its'vo'neykh) and~PREGNANCY~you(fs) (וְהֵרֹנֵךְ / wê'hey'ro'neykh) in~DISTRESSING.PAIN (בְּעֶצֶב / bê'e'tsev) you(fs)~will~BRING.FORTH^(V) (תֵּלְדִי / teyl'di) SON~s (בָנִים / va'nim) and~TO (וְאֶל / wê'el) MAN~you(fs) (אִישֵׁךְ / i'sheykh) FOLLOWING~you(fs) (תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ / tê'shu'qa'teykh) and~HE (וְהוּא / wê'hu) he~will~REGULATE^(V) (יִמְשָׁל / yim'shal) in~~you(fs) (בָּךְ / bakh)

RMT: To the woman he said, I will make a great increase of your hardship and your pregnancy, in distressing pain you will bring forth sons^[22], and to your man is your following, and he will regulate in you,

17 and~to~HUMAN (וּלְאָדָם / ul'a'dam) he~did~SAY^(V) (אָמַר / a'mar) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) you(ms)~did~HEAR^(V) (שָׁמַעְתָּ / sha'ma'ta) to~VOICE (לְקוֹל / lê'qol) WOMAN~you(ms) (אִשְׁתֶּךָ / ish'te'kha) and~you(ms)~will~EAT^(V) (וַתֹּאכַל / wa'to'khal) FROM (מִן / min) the~TREE (הָעֵץ / ha'eyts) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) I~did~much~DIRECT^(V)~you(ms) (צִוִּיתִיךָ / tsi'wi'ti'kha) to~>~SAY^(V) (לֵאמֹר / ley'mor) NOT (לֹא / lo) you(ms)~will~EAT^(V) (תֹאכַל / to'khal) FROM~him (מִמֶּנּוּ / mi'me'nu) SPIT.UPON^(V)~ed(ms) (אֲרוּרָה / a'ru'rah) the~GROUND (הָאֲדָמָה / ha'a'da'mah) in~the~CROSS.OVER^(V)~ed(ms)~you(ms) (בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ / ba'a'vu're'kha) in~HARDSHIP~you(ms) (בְּעִצָּבוֹן / bê'i'tsa'von) you(ms)~will~EAT^(V)~her (תֹּאכְלֶנָּה / tokh'le'nah) ALL (כֹּל / kol) DAY~s (יְמֵי / yê'mey) LIVING~s~you(ms) (חַיֶּיךָ / hhei'yey'kha)

RMT: and to the human he said, given that you listened^[23] to the voice of your woman and you ate from the tree which I directed you saying, you will not eat from him, spat upon^[24] is the ground on account of you, in your hardship you will eat of her all the days of your life,

18 and~BRAMBLE (וְקוֹץ / wê'qots) and~THISTLE (וְדַרְדַּר / wê'dar'dar) she~will~make~SPRING.UP^(V) (תַּצְמִיחַ / tats'mi'ahh) to~~you(fs) (לָךְ / lakh) and~you(ms)~did~EAT^(V) (וְאָכַלְתָּ / wê'a'khal'ta) AT (אֶת / et) HERB (עֵשֶׂב / ey'sev) the~FIELD (הַשָּׂדֶה / ha'sa'deh)

RMT: and she will make brambles and thistles spring up for you, and you will eat the herbs of the field.

19 in~SWEAT (בְּזֵעַת / bê'zey'at) NOSE~s~you(ms) (אַפֶּיךָ / a'pey'kha) you(ms)~will~EAT^(V) (תֹּאכַל / to'khal) BREAD (לֶחֶם / le'hhem) UNTIL (עַד / ad) >~TURN.BACK^(V)~you(ms) (שׁוּבְךָ / shuv'kha) TO (אֶל / el) the~GROUND (הָאֲדָמָה / ha'a'da'mah) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) FROM~her (מִמֶּנָּה / mi'me'nah) you(ms)~did~be~TAKE^(V) (לֻקָּחְתָּ / lu'qahh'ta) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) DIRT (עָפָר / a'phar) YOU(ms) (אַתָּה / a'tah) and~TO (וְאֶל / wê'el) DIRT (עָפָר / a'phar) you(ms)~will~TURN.BACK^(V) (תָּשׁוּב / ta'shuv)

RMT: With the sweat of your nostrils you will eat bread, until you turn back to the ground, given that from her you were taken, given that you are dirt and to dirt you will turn back,

20 and~he~will~CALL.OUT^(V) (וַיִּקְרָא / wai'yiq'ra) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) TITLE (שֵׁם / sheym) WOMAN~him (אִשְׁתּוֹ / ish'to) Hhawah (חַוָּה / hha'wah) GIVEN.THAT (כִּי / ki) SHE (הִוא / hi) she~did~EXIST^(V) (הָיְתָה / hai'tah)^[25] MOTHER (אֵם / eym) ALL (כָּל / kol) LIVING (חָי / hhai)

RMT: and the human called out the title of his woman Hhawah, given that she existed as the mother of all the living,

21 and~he~will~DO^(V) (וַיַּעַשׂ / wai'ya'as) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) to~HUMAN (לְאָדָם / lê'a'dam) and~to~WOMAN~him (וּלְאִשְׁתּוֹ / ul'ish'to) TUNIC~s (כָּתְנוֹת / kat'not) SKIN (עוֹר / or) and~he~will~make~WEAR^(V)~them(m) (וַיַּלְבִּשֵׁם / wai'yal'bi'sheym)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym made for the human and his woman tunics of skin and he clothed them,

22 and~he~will~SAY^(V) (וַיֹּאמֶר / wai'yo'mer) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) THOUGH (הֵן / heyn) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) he~did~EXIST^(V) (הָיָה / hai'yah) like~UNIT (כְּאַחַד / kê'a'hhad) FROM~us (מִמֶּנּוּ / mi'me'nu) to~>~KNOW^(V) (לָדַעַת / la'da'at) FUNCTIONAL (טוֹב / tov) and~DYSFUNCTIONAL (וָרָע / wa'ra) and~NOW (וְעַתָּה / wê'a'tah) OTHERWISE (פֶּן / pen) he~will~SEND^(V) (יִשְׁלַח / yish'lahh) HAND~him (יָדוֹ / ya'do) and~he~did~TAKE^(V) (וְלָקַח / wê'la'qahh) ALSO (גַּם / gam) from~TREE (מֵעֵץ / mey'eyts) the~LIVING~s (הַחַיִּים / ha'hhai'yim) and~he~did~EAT^(V) (וְאָכַל / wê'a'khal) and~he~did~LIVE^(V) (וָחַי / wa'hhai) to~DISTANT (לְעֹלָם / lê'o'lam)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym said, though the human had existed like one of us^[26], knowing function and dysfunction, and now otherwise, he will send his hand and he will take also from the tree of life, and he will eat and he will live to a distant time,

23 and~he~will~SEND^(V)~him (וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ / wa'ye'shal'hhey'hu) YHWH (יְהוָה / YHWH) Elohiym (אֱלֹהִים / e'lo'him) from~GARDEN (מִגַּן / mi'gan) Eden (עֵדֶן / ey'den) to~>~SERVE^(V) (לַעֲבֹד / la'a'vod) AT (אֶת / et) the~GROUND (הָאֲדָמָה / ha'a'da'mah) WHICH (אֲשֶׁר / a'sher) he~did~be~TAKE^(V) (לֻקַּח / lu'qahh) from~THERE (מִשָּׁם / mi'sham)

RMT: and YHWH the Elohiym sent him from the garden of Eden to serve the ground which from there he was taken,

24 and~he~will~much~CAST.OUT^(V) (וַיְגָרֶשׁ / wai'ga'resh) AT (אֶת / et) the~HUMAN (הָאָדָם / ha'a'dam) and~he~will~DWELL^(V) (וַיַּשְׁכֵּן / wai'yash'keyn) from~EAST (מִקֶּדֶם / mi'qe'dem) to~GARDEN (לְגַן / lê'gan) Eden (עֵדֶן / ey'den) AT (אֶת / et) the~KERUV~s (הַכְּרֻבִים / hak'ru'vim) and~AT (וְאֵת / wê'eyt) BLAZING (לַהַט / la'hat) the~SWORD (הַחֶרֶב / ha'hhe'rev) the~self~OVERTURN^(V)~ing(fs) (הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת / ha'mit'ha'pe'khet) to~>~SAFEGUARD^(V) (לִשְׁמֹר / lish'mor) AT (אֶת / et) ROAD (דֶּרֶךְ / de'rekh) TREE (עֵץ / eyts) the~LIVING~s (הַחַיִּים / ha'hhai'yim)

RMT: and he cast out the human, and the keruvs and the blazing one dwelt from the east to the garden of Eden, the sword overturning herself to safeguard the road of the tree of life,

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