Genesis 3Genesis3

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1. The Serpent’s Deception

   (Romans 5:12–21)

2. 1GNVNow the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?BSBBSB: Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
3. 2GNVAnd the woman said vnto the serpent, We eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden,BSBBSB: The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,
4. 3GNVBut of the fruite of the tree which is in the middes of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eate of it, neither shall ye touche it, lest ye die.BSBBSB: but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”
5. 4GNVThen the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not die at all,BSBBSB: “You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman.
6. 5GNVBut God doeth knowe, that when ye shall eate thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and euill.BSBBSB: “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
7. 6GNVSo the woman (seeing that the tree was good for meate, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to get knowledge) tooke of the fruite thereof, and did eate, and gaue also to her husband with her, and he did eate.BSBBSB: When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
8. 7GNVThen the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sewed figge tree leaues together, and made them selues breeches.BSBBSB: And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.

9. God Arraigns Adam and Eve

10. 8GNVAfterward they heard the voyce of the Lord God walking in the garden in the coole of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.BSBBSB: Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
11. 9GNVBut the Lord God called to the man, and said vnto him, Where art thou?BSBBSB: But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”
12. 10GNVWho saide, I heard thy voyce in the garden, and was afraide: because I was naked, therefore I hid my selfe.BSBBSB: “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
13. 11GNVAnd he saide, Who tolde thee, that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eate?BSBBSB: “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
14. 12GNVThen the man saide, The woman which thou gauest to be with me, she gaue me of the tree, and I did eate.BSBBSB: And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
15. 13GNVAnd the Lord God saide to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.BSBBSB: Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

16. The Fate of the Serpent

17. 14GNVThen the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.BSBBSB: So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
18. 15GNVI will also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede and her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.BSBBSB: And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

19. The Punishment of Mankind

20. 16GNVVnto the woman he said, I will greatly increase thy sorowes, and thy conceptions. In sorowe shalt thou bring foorth children, and thy desire shalbe subiect to thine husband, and he shall rule ouer thee.BSBBSB: To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
21. 17GNVAlso to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.BSBBSB: And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
22. 18GNVThornes also, and thistles shall it bring foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the herbe of the fielde.BSBBSB: Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
23. 19GNVIn the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.BSBBSB: By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
24. 20GNV(And the man called his wiues name Heuah, because she was the mother of all liuing)BSBBSB: And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

25. The Expulsion from Paradise

26. 21GNVVnto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coates of skinnes, and clothed them.BSBBSB: And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
27. 22GNVAnd the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life and eate and liue for euer,BSBBSB: Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
28. 23GNVTherefore the Lord God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till ye earth, whence he was taken.BSBBSB: Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
29. 24GNVThus he cast out man, and at the East side of the garden of Eden he set the Cherubims, and the blade of a sworde shaken, to keepe the way of the tree of life.BSBBSB: So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.