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Genesis 3:4

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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…הַנָּחָ֖שׁhanachashthe serpentנָחָשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.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).הָֽאִשָּׁ֑הhaishahthe 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.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מ֖וֹתmotdieמוּתverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “die”, the verb used for emphasisH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…תְּמֻתֽוּןtemutundieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Young’s Literal Translation

And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die,

World English Bible

The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t really die,

Darby Translation

And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die;

Douay-Rheims

And the serpent said to the woman: No, you shall not die the death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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