Genesis 3:1-6

The Fall

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other {wild animal} which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God indeed say, 'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

2 The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,

3 but from the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat from it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die'."

4 But the serpent said to the woman, "You shall not surely die.

5 For God knows that on the day you [both] eat from it, then your eyes will be opened and you [both] shall be like gods, knowing good and evil."

6 When the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food and that it [was] a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make [one] wise, then she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave [it] also to her husband with her, and he ate.

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Genesis 3:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 3

In this chapter an account is given of the temptation of our first parents, of the instrument of it, and of their fall into it, and of the effect of it, Ge 3:1-7 their summons upon it to appear before God, against whom they had sinned, Ge 3:8-10 their examination by him, and the excuses they made, Ge 3:11-13 the various sentences passed of the serpent, the woman, and the man, Ge 3:14-19 some incidental things recorded, expressive of faith and hope in man, and of favour to him, Ge 3:20,21 and his expulsion from the garden of Eden, Ge 3:22-24.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Literally "animal of the field"
[b]. The plural is in the context of v. 22 ["one of us"] and the plural suffix pronouns [["you [all]"]] throughout the verse
[c]. Or "And"
[d]. Or "and"

Genesis 3:1-6

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The Fall

Genesis 3:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 3

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