Genesis 3:17 — He told Adam, “Because you did what your wife told you, and ate fruit from the… — FBV | maBible

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17 He told Adam, “Because you did what your wife told you, and ate fruit from the tree after I ordered you, ‘Don't eat fruit from this tree,’ the ground is now cursed because of you. You will have to work painfully hard to grow food from it throughout your whole life.

Passage themes

Judged by his own acts — Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife
The forbidden fruit eaten — hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee
The ground under a curse — cursed is the ground for thy sake
Bread earned in pain — in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life

Notes and references

“Did”: the word is “listened to,” but not in the sense of only hearing something. It means acting on what has been heard, obeying.

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

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