Read Genesis 3:1-8 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 3.1-8, Genesis 3v1-8, Gen. 3:1-8. The serpent was more cunning than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. He asked Eve, “Did God really say that you can't eat fruit from every…
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1 The serpent was more cunning than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. He asked Eve, “Did God really say that you can't eat fruit from every tree in the garden?”
2 Eve replied to the serpent, “We can eat from the trees in the garden, but not the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden.
3 God told us, ‘You mustn't eat from that tree, or even touch it, otherwise you'll die.’”
4 “You certainly won't die,” the serpent told Eve.
5 “It's because God knows that as soon as you eat it, you'll see things differently, and you'll be like God, knowing both what is good and what is evil.”
6 Eve saw that the fruit of the tree appeared good to eat. It looked very attractive. She really wanted it so she could become wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it, and she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it too.
7 Immediately they saw everything differently and realized they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves up.
8 Later they heard the Lord walking in the garden in the evening when the breeze was blowing. Adam and Eve went and hid out of sight of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
Passage themes
The tempter's cunning — Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field
A beast that speaks — And he said unto the woman
Doubt sown — Yea, hath God said
The only prohibition — of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it
The untouchable fruit — neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die
The father of lies — And the serpent said unto the woman
Denying the promised death — Ye shall not surely die
A deceptive promise — For God doth know that
The promised sight — your eyes shall be opened
Wanting to be God — ye shall be as gods
The forbidden knowledge — knowing good and evil
The first look — when the woman saw
The lust of the eyes — it was pleasant to the eyes
The woman deceived — she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat
The fall of Adam — he did eat
Eyes finally opened — the eyes of them both were opened
Shame discovered — they knew that they were naked
Covering themselves — they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons
Hearing God speak — And they heard the voice of the LORD God
God's visit — walking in the garden in the cool of the day
Fleeing God's presence — Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God
Notes and references
“Every”: the word could also be translated “any,” however this would then mean that the serpent was suggesting that God had told Adam and Eve not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden, which seems less likely.
“Otherwise you'll die.” The word used for “otherwise,” can indicate a possibility of something happening, rather than absolute certainty. So the phrase could be translated, “otherwise you might die,” a difference from God's clear prohibition, also claiming that God had said the fruit was not to be…
Events in this chapter
3.1 — Chute
3.7 — Conséquences chute
Did you know?
Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.
About this book
Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph