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Genesis 3:2

3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

What does Genesis 3:2 mean?

Genesis 3:2 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh), אָמַר (ʼâmar), נָחָשׁ (nâchâsh). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
the
womanאִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H802a woman
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
the
serpent,נָחָשׁnâchâsh/naw-khawsh'/H5175a snake (from its hiss)
We
may
eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
of
the
fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)
of
the
treesעֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
of
the
garden:גַּןgan/gan/H1588a garden (as fenced)

Commentary on Genesis 3:2

HENRY_FULL · Genesis 3:2
The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. In the foregoing chapters we have had the pleasant view of the holiness and happiness of our first parents, the grace and favour of God, and the peace and beauty of the whole creation, all good, very good; but here the scene is altered. We have here an account of the sin and misery of our first parents, the wrath and curse of God against them, the peace of the creation disturbed, and its beauty stained and sullied, all bad, very bad. "How has the gold become dim, and the most fine gold changed!" O that our hearts were deeply affected with this record! For we are all nearly concerned in it; let it not be to us as a tale that is told. The general contents of this chapter we have ( Rom. v. 12 ), "By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." More particularly, we have here, I. The innocent tempted, ver. 1-5 . II. The tempted transgressing, ver. 6-8 . III. The transgressors arraigned, ver. 9, 10 . IV. Upon their arraignment, convicted, ver. 11-13 . V. Upon their conviction, sentenced, ver. 14-19 . VI. After sentence, reprieved, ver. 20, 21 . VII. Notwithstanding their reprieve, execution in part done, ver. 22-24 . And, were it not for the gracious intimations here given of redemption by the promised seed, they, and all their degenerate guilty race, would have been left to endless despair. The Te

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; like the poison: Heb. according to the likeness, etc adder: or, asp

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Fall of ManFall of Man, theManSerpentTemptationWomanWomen

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Genesis 3:2.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:3

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 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.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 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;

Genesis 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. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Frequently asked questions

What does Genesis 3:2 say?

Genesis 3:2 (King James Version) reads: "And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:"

Is Genesis 3:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Genesis 3:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.

Who wrote the book of Genesis?

The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.

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