ଆଦି ପୁସ୍ତକ 3:1
ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଥିବା ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ସର୍ପ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଚ଼ତୁର ଥିଲା। ସର୍ପଟି ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକଟିକୁ କହିଲା, ଏହା କ'ଣ ସତ୍ଯ ଯେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଉଦ୍ୟାନର କୌଣସି ବୃକ୍ଷର ଫଳ ନଖାଇବା ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ?
| Now the serpent | וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ | wĕhannāḥāš | veh-ha-na-HAHSH |
| was | הָיָ֣ה | hāyâ | ha-YA |
| subtil more | עָר֔וּם | ʿārûm | ah-ROOM |
| than any | מִכֹּל֙ | mikkōl | mee-KOLE |
| beast | חַיַּ֣ת | ḥayyat | ha-YAHT |
| field the of | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | haśśāde | ha-sa-DEH |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| the Lord | עָשָׂ֖ה | ʿāśâ | ah-SA |
| God | יְהוָ֣ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| had made. | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| said he And | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-MER |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| the woman, | הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה | hāʾiššâ | HA-ee-SHA |
| Yea, | אַ֚ף | ʾap | af |
| כִּֽי | kî | kee | |
| hath God | אָמַ֣ר | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| said, | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| not shall Ye | לֹ֣א | lōʾ | loh |
| eat | תֹֽאכְל֔וּ | tōʾkĕlû | toh-heh-LOO |
| of every | מִכֹּ֖ל | mikkōl | mee-KOLE |
| tree | עֵ֥ץ | ʿēṣ | ayts |
| of the garden? | הַגָּֽן׃ | haggān | ha-ɡAHN |