King James Version

Genesis 3:2

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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וַתֹּ֥אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הָֽאִשָּׁ֖הhaishahthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַנָּחָ֑שׁhanachashthe serpentנָחָשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.מִפְּרִ֥יmiprifrom fruitפְּרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.עֵֽץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.הַגָּ֖ןhaganthe gardenגַּןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.נֹאכֵֽלnokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the woman saith unto the serpent, 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,

World English Bible

The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

Darby Translation

And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

Douay-Rheims

And the woman answered him, saying: Of the fruit of the trees that are in paradise we do eat:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ὄφει, ἀπὸ καρποῦ τοῦ ξύλου τοῦ παραδείσου φαγούμεθα·