Genesis 3:14

ࠅࠉࠀࠌࠓ ࠉࠄࠅࠄ ࠀࠋࠄࠉࠌ ࠀࠋ ࠄࠍࠇࠔ ࠊࠉ ࠏࠔࠉࠕ ࠆࠀࠕ ࠀࠓࠅࠓ ࠀࠕࠄ ࠌࠊࠋ ࠄࠁࠄࠌࠄ ࠅࠌࠊࠋ ࠇࠉࠕ ࠄࠔࠃࠄ ࠏࠋ ࠂࠇࠍࠊ ࠕࠋࠊ ࠅࠏࠐࠓ ࠕࠀࠊࠋ ࠊࠋ ࠉࠌࠉ ࠇࠉࠉࠊ

Gen 3:14 [Samaritan Pentateuch]

ויאמר יהוה אלהים אל הנחש כי עשית זאת ארור אתה מכל הבהמה ומכל חית השדה על גחנך תלך ועפר תאכל כל ימי חייך׃

Gen 3:14 [Masoretic Text]

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֶֽל־הַנָּחָשׁ֮ כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֣יתָ זֹּאת֒ אָר֤וּר אַתָּה֙ מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וּמִכֹּ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה עַל־גְּחֹנְךָ֣ תֵלֵ֔ךְ וְעָפָ֥ר תֹּאכַ֖ל כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

Gen 3:14 [Samaritan Targum]

ואמר יהוה אלהים ליד נחשה למה ואיך עבדת דה לבוט את מן כל בהמאתה ומן כל עפיסת ברה על לעופך תלך וקטם תיכל כל יומי קיומך :

And the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field. On your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

Morphology

1. וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (wayyōmer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal imperfect, third masculine singular with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces the speech of the LORD God.
2. יְהֹוָ֨ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (y-h-w-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “The LORD”; Notes: Refers to the covenant name of God.
3. אֱלֹהִ֥ים (ʾĕlōhīm) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Noun, plural of majesty; Translation: “God”; Notes: Specifies the deity.
4. אֶֽל־הַנָּחָשׁ֮ (ʾel-hannāḥāš) – Root: נחש (n-ḥ-š); Form: Preposition אֶל + definite noun, singular masculine; Translation: “to the serpent”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of God’s address.
5. כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֣יתָ (kī ʿāśīta) – Root: עשה (ʿ-ś-h); Form: Qal perfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “Because you have done”; Notes: Explains the reason for the curse.
6. זֹּאת֒ (zōʾth) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Refers to the serpent’s action.
7. אָר֤וּר (ʾārūr) – Root: ארר (ʾ-r-r); Form: Qal passive participle, masculine singular; Translation: “Cursed”; Notes: Indicates the serpent’s punishment.
8. אַתָּה֙ (ʾattāh) – Root: Pronoun; Form: Independent pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Refers to the serpent.
9. מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (mikkol-habbĕhēmāh) – Root: בהמה (b-h-m-h); Form: Preposition מִן + definite noun, singular feminine; Translation: “above all livestock”; Notes: Specifies the comparative curse.
10. וּמִכֹּ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה (ūmikkol ḥayyat hassādeh) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Preposition מִן + noun, singular feminine + construct; Translation: “and above all beasts of the field”; Notes: Expands the comparison.
11. עַל־גְּחֹנְךָ֣ (ʿal-gĕḥōnekha) – Root: גחון (g-ḥ-n); Form: Preposition עַל + noun, singular masculine + second person singular suffix; Translation: “On your belly”; Notes: Indicates the serpent’s mode of movement.
12. תֵלֵ֔ךְ (tēlēk) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Form: Qal imperfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “you shall go”; Notes: Describes the serpent’s future state.
13. וְעָפָ֥ר (wĕʿāpār) – Root: עפר (ʿ-p-r); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun, singular masculine; Translation: “and dust”; Notes: Indicates the serpent’s food.
14. תֹּאכַ֖ל (tōʾkhal) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Qal imperfect, second masculine singular; Translation: “you shall eat”; Notes: Describes the serpent’s diet.
15. כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ (kol-yĕmēy ḥayyēkha) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun construct + plural masculine noun + second person singular suffix; Translation: “all the days of your life”; Notes: Indicates the duration of the curse.