Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the Lord God had made. The snake asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"
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Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"
2 "We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden," the woman answered,
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The woman said to the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
3 "except the tree in the middle of it. God told us not to eat the fruit of that tree or even touch it; if we do, we will die."
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but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
4 The snake replied, "That's not true; you will not die.
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The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,
5 God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad."
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for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
6 The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.
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When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves.
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Both of their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 That evening they heard the Lord God walking in the garden, and they hid from him among the trees.
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They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
9 But the Lord God called out to the man, "Where are you?"
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Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked."
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The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."
11 "Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?"
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God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
12 The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
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The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
13 The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
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Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
14 Then the Lord God said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live.
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Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
15 I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."
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I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
16 And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
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To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
17 And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
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To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
18 It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to eat wild plants.
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Thorns also and thistles will it bring forth to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.
19 You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from soil, and you will become soil again."
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By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all human beings.
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The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
21 And the Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for Adam and his wife, and he clothed them.
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Yahweh God made coats of skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, "Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad. They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever."
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Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
23 So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden and made them cultivate the soil from which they had been formed.
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Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 Then at the east side of the garden he put living creatures and a flaming sword which turned in all directions. This was to keep anyone from coming near the tree that gives life.
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So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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