OET interlinear GEN 3:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-versebridge

וּ⁠מִ⁠פְּרִ֣י הָ⁠עֵץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ⁠תוֹךְ הַ⁠גָּן֒

and=from=fruit the=tree which/who in_the=middle the=garden

For some languages it is necessary to put the exception clause first and say, “No, it is only the tree in the middle of the garden that God said we must/may not eat any fruit from, but the fruit of/from all the rest of the trees in the garden we may eat.” Notice that if you follow this example, you must combine verses 2 and 3 and put the verse numbers “2-3” in front of the combination. Alternate translation: “except fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden.” or “except there is one tree that we may not eat fruit from, which is in the center of the garden.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֗ים לֹ֤א תֹֽאכְלוּ֙ מִמֶּ֔⁠נּוּ

he/it_had_said ʼₑlhīmv not you_all_must_eat from=him/it

Consider whether it is better in your language to translate this embedded quote as a direct or indirect quote. Alternate translation: “God told us to not eat any of that fruit,”

וְ⁠לֹ֥א תִגְּע֖וּ בּ֑⁠וֹ

and=not you_all(ms)_will_touch in/on/over=him/it

Alternate translation: “and do not even touch it,”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

פֶּן תְּמֻתֽוּ⁠ן

lest you(pl)_will_die=(emph)

Make sure the way you translate this clause fits with whether you translated the first part of the sentence as a direct (you) or indirect (“we”) quote. Alternate translation: “because if you do eat it or touch it, you will die!” or “because if we do eat it or touch it, we will die!”