Genesis 3

Study Bible

¹Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

KJVNow the serpent^H5175 was^H1961^(H8804) more subtil^H6175 than any beast^H2416 of the field^H7704 which the LORD^H3068 God^H430 had made^H6213^(H8804). And he said^H559^(H8799) unto the woman^H802, Yea^H637, hath God^H430 said^H559^(H8804), Ye shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of every tree^H6086 of the garden^H1588?

² And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

KJVAnd the woman^H802 said^H559^(H8799) unto the serpent^H5175, We may eat^H398^(H8799) of the fruit^H6529 of the trees^H6086 of the garden^H1588:

³ But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

KJVBut of the fruit^H6529 of the tree^H6086 which is in the midst^H8432 of the garden^H1588, God^H430 hath said^H559^(H8804), Ye shall not eat^H398^(H8799) of it, neither shall ye touch^H5060^(H8799) it, lest^H6435 ye die^H4191^(H8799).

⁴ And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

KJVAnd the serpent^H5175 said^H559^(H8799) unto the woman^H802, Ye shall not surely^H4191^(H8800) die^H4191^(H8799):

⁵ For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

KJVFor God^H430 doth know^H3045^(H8802) that in the day^H3117 ye eat^H398^(H8800) thereof, then your eyes^H5869 shall be opened^H6491^(H8738), and ye shall be as gods^H430, knowing^H3045^(H8802) good^H2896 and evil^H7451.

⁶ And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

KJVAnd when the woman^H802 saw^H7200^(H8799) that the tree^H6086 was good^H2896 for food^H3978, and that it^H1931 was pleasant^H8378 to the eyes^H5869, and a tree^H6086 to be desired^H2530^(H8737) to make one wise^H7919^(H8687), she took^H3947^(H8799) of the fruit thereof^H6529, and did eat^H398^(H8799), and gave^H5414^(H8799) also^H1571 unto her husband^H376 with her; and he did eat^H398^(H8799).

⁷ And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

KJVAnd the eyes^H5869 of them both^H8147 were opened^H6491^(H8735), and they^H1992 knew^H3045^(H8799) that they were naked^H5903; and they sewed^H8609 fig^H8384 leaves^H5929 together^H8609^(H8799), and made themselves^H6213^(H8799) aprons^H2290.

⁸ And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

KJVAnd they heard^H8085^(H8799) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 God^H430 walking^H1980^(H8693) in the garden^H1588 in the cool^H7307 of the day^H3117: and Adam^H120 and his wife^H802 hid themselves^H2244^(H8691) from the presence^H6440 of the LORD^H3068 God^H430 amongst^H8432 the trees^H6086 of the garden^H1588.

⁹ And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 called^H7121^(H8799) unto Adam^H120, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Where art thou^H335?

¹⁰ And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), I heard^H8085^(H8804) thy voice^H6963 in the garden^H1588, and I was afraid^H3372^(H8799), because I^H595 was naked^H5903; and I hid myself^H2244^(H8735).

¹¹ And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Who^H4310 told^H5046^(H8689) thee that thou wast naked^H5903? Hast thou eaten^H398^(H8804) of the tree^H6086, whereof I commanded thee^H6680^(H8765) that thou shouldest not^H1115 eat^H398^(H8800)?

¹² And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

KJVAnd the man^H120 said^H559^(H8799), The woman^H802 whom thou gavest^H5414^(H8804) to be with me^H5978, she^H1931 gave^H5414^(H8804) me of the tree^H6086, and I did eat^H398^(H8799).

¹³ And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto the woman^H802, What is this that thou hast done^H6213^(H8804)? And the woman^H802 said^H559^(H8799), The serpent^H5175 beguiled me^H5377^(H8689), and I did eat^H398^(H8799).

¹⁴ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto the serpent^H5175, Because thou^H859 hast done^H6213^(H8804) this, thou art cursed^H779^(H8803) above all cattle^H929, and above every beast^H2416 of the field^H7704; upon thy belly^H1512 shalt thou go^H3212^(H8799), and dust^H6083 shalt thou eat^H398^(H8799) all the days^H3117 of thy life^H2416:

¹⁵ And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

KJVAnd I will put^H7896^(H8799) enmity^H342 between thee and the woman^H802, and between thy seed^H2233 and her seed^H2233; it shall bruise^H7779^(H8799) thy head^H7218, and thou shalt bruise^H7779^(H8799) his heel^H6119.

¹⁶ Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

KJVUnto the woman^H802 he said^H559^(H8804), I will greatly^H7235^(H8687) multiply^H7235^(H8686) thy sorrow^H6093 and thy conception^H2032; in sorrow^H6089 thou shalt bring forth^H3205^(H8799) children^H1121; and thy desire^H8669 shall be to thy husband^H376, and he shall rule^H4910^(H8799) over thee.

¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

KJVAnd unto Adam^H121 he said^H559^(H8804), Because thou hast hearkened^H8085^(H8804) unto the voice^H6963 of thy wife^H802, and hast eaten^H398^(H8799) of the tree^H6086, of which^H834 I commanded thee^H6680^(H8765), saying^H559^(H8800), Thou shalt not eat^H398^(H8799) of it: cursed^H779^(H8803) is the ground^H127 for thy sake; in sorrow^H6093 shalt thou eat^H398^(H8799) of it all^H3605 the days^H3117 of thy life^H2416;

¹⁸ Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

KJVThorns also^H6975 and thistles^H1863 shall it bring forth^H6779^(H8686) to thee; and thou shalt eat^H398^(H8804) the herb^H6212 of the field^H7704;

¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

KJVIn the sweat^H2188 of thy face^H639 shalt thou eat^H398^(H8799) bread^H3899, till^H5704 thou return^H7725^(H8800) unto the ground^H127; for out of it wast thou taken^H3947^(H8795): for dust^H6083 thou^H859 art, and unto dust^H6083 shalt thou return^H7725^(H8799).

²⁰ And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

KJVAnd Adam^H120 called^H7121^(H8799) his wife's^H802 name^H8034 Eve^H2332; because she was the mother^H517 of all living^H2416.

²¹ Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

KJVUnto Adam^H120 also and to his wife^H802 did the LORD^H3068 God^H430 make^H6213^(H8799) coats^H3801 of skins^H5785, and clothed them^H3847^(H8686).

²² And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 God^H430 said^H559^(H8799), Behold^H2005, the man^H120 is become as one^H259 of us, to know^H3045^(H8800) good^H2896 and evil^H7451: and now, lest he put forth^H7971^(H8799) his hand^H3027, and take^H3947^(H8804) also of the tree^H6086 of life^H2416, and eat^H398^(H8804), and live^H2425^(H8804) for ever^H5769:

²³ Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

KJVTherefore the LORD^H3068 God^H430 sent him forth^H7971^(H8762) from the garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731, to till^H5647^(H8800) the ground^H127 from whence he was taken^H3947^(H8795).

²⁴ So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

KJVSo he drove out^H1644^(H8762) the man^H120; and he placed^H7931^(H8686) at the east^H6924 of the garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731 Cherubims^H3742, and a flaming^H3858 sword^H2719 which turned every way^H2015^(H8693), to keep^H8104^(H8800) the way^H1870 of the tree^H6086 of life^H2416.

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