OET interlinear GEN 3:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

וְ⁠הַ⁠נָּחָשׁ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the=snake it_became cunning from=all being/animal the=field which/who he/it_had_made YHWH ʼElohīm and=he/it_said to/towards the=woman also/though that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said ʼElohīm not you(pl)_must_eat from=all tree/message the=garden )

Here the author is introducing the serpent as a new participant in the story. Your language may have its own way of introducing new participants that you can use in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָיָ֣ה עָר֔וּם

it_became cunning

By crafty, the author means that the snake had evil intent and was clever in a way that was not good. See how you translated living thing of the field in Genesis [2:19–20](../02/19.md). Alternate translation: [was more deceptive and clever than any of the other creatures living in the wild]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠כֹּל֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַ⁠שָּׂדֶ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the=snake it_became cunning from=all being/animal the=field which/who he/it_had_made YHWH ʼElohīm and=he/it_said to/towards the=woman also/though that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said ʼElohīm not you(pl)_must_eat from=all tree/message the=garden )

By every living thing of the field the author means all the beasts, large and small, crawling, swimming, flying, or moving on legs, that God made. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Make sure your translation of this phrase refers to the animals that God had made, not the fields. Alternate translation: [than each and every animal]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣⁠אִשָּׁ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the=snake it_became cunning from=all being/animal the=field which/who he/it_had_made YHWH ʼElohīm and=he/it_said to/towards the=woman also/though that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said ʼElohīm not you(pl)_must_eat from=all tree/message the=garden )

If you use a pronoun (he) here in your translation, make sure it clearly refers to the serpent, not God. Also, since the snake asked a question, some languages have to be more specific and say “asked” in the quote margin. Alternate translation: [One day the snake went to the woman and asked her]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אַ֚ף כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ

also/though (Some words not found in UHB: and=the=snake it_became cunning from=all being/animal the=field which/who he/it_had_made YHWH ʼElohīm and=he/it_said to/towards the=woman also/though that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said ʼElohīm not you(pl)_must_eat from=all tree/message the=garden )

Consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote as a direct or indirect quote. Alternate translation: [Did God actually command you to not eat] or [Is it true that God commanded you not to eat]

מִ⁠כֹּ֖ל עֵ֥ץ הַ⁠גָּֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=the=snake it_became cunning from=all being/animal the=field which/who he/it_had_made YHWH ʼElohīm and=he/it_said to/towards the=woman also/though that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said ʼElohīm not you(pl)_must_eat from=all tree/message the=garden )

See how you translated garden in [Genesis 2](../02/01.md), beginning in verse [2:8](../02/08.md). Alternate translation: [any fruit from the trees in the garden?]