3:1 Now the serpent was the most crafty of
all the brutes on the earth, which Yehovah Elohim made, and the serpent said
to the woman, Wherefore has Elohim said, Eat not of every tree of the garden?
3:2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees
of the garden,
3:3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, Elohim
said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
3:4 And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die.
3:5 For Elohim knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be
opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil.
3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes to look upon and beautiful to contemplate, and having
taken of its fruit she ate, and she gave to her husband also with her, and
they ate.
3:7 And the eyes of both were opened, and they perceived that they were
naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons to go
round them.
3:8 And they heard the voice of Yehovah Elohim walking in the garden in the
afternoon; and both Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the
Lord Elohim in the midst of the trees of the garden.
3:9 And Yehovah Elohim called Adam and said to him, Adam, where art thou?
3:10 And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden,
and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.
3:11 And Elohim said to him, Who told thee that thou wast naked, unless thou
hast eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it alone not to
eat?
3:12 And Adam said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me-- she gave me
of the tree and I ate.
3:13 And Yehovah Elohim said to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the
woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.
3:14 And Yehovah Elohim said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this thou
art cursed above all cattle and all the brutes of the earth, on thy breast
and belly thou shalt go, and thou shalt eat earth all the days of thy life.
3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed
and her seed, he shall watch against thy head, and thou shalt watch against
his heel.
3:16 And to the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pains and thy
groanings; in pain thou shalt bring forth children, and thy submission shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
3:17 And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy
wife, and eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it only not
to eat-- of that thou hast eaten, cursed [is] the ground in thy labours, in
pain shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.
3:18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat
the herb of the field.
3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread until thou return to
the earth out of which thou wast taken, for earth thou art and to earth thou
shalt return.
3:20 And Adam called the name of his wife Life, because she was the mother
of all living.
3:21 And Yehovah Elohim made for Adam and his wife garments of skin, and
clothed them.
3:22 And Elohim said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and
evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the
tree of life and eat, and [so] he shall live forever--
3:23 So Yehovah Elohim sent him forth out of the garden of Delight to
cultivate the ground out of which he was taken.
3:24 And he cast out Adam and caused him to dwell over against the garden of
Delight, and stationed the cherubs and the fiery sword that turns about to
keep the way of the tree of life. |
3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any
beast of the field which Yehovah Elohim had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath Elohim said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the
trees of the garden:
3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, Elohim
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
3:5 For Elohim 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.
3:6 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.
3:7 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.
3:8 And they heard the voice of Yehovah Elohim walking in the garden in the
cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
Yehovah Elohim amongst the trees of the garden.
3:9 And Yehovah Elohim called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because
I was naked; and I hid myself.
3:11 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?
3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me
of the tree, and I did eat.
3:13 And Yehovah Elohim said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?
And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
3:14 And Yehovah Elohim 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:
3:15 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.
3:16 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.
3:17 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;
3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt
eat the herb of the field;
3:19 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.
3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all
living.
3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did Yehovah Elohim make coats of skins,
and clothed them.
3:22 And Yehovah Elohim 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:
3:23 Therefore Yehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till
the ground from whence he was taken.
3:24 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. |