Genesis 3:13

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “Why did you do that?” The woman said, “That snake tricked me. That is why I ate the fruit.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12The man answered, “Yes, I did eat the fruit. That woman you gave me. She's the one, she gave it to me.”

14Then the Lord God said, “Snake, you have tricked this woman and so I will put a curse on you. I curse you more than I will ever curse any other animal. From now on you are going to move around on your belly, and everything you eat will have dirt on it.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:10The Lord said to Cain, “Why have you done this really bad thing? I can see your brother's blood on the ground, and it is like his blood is calling out to me. That blood is telling me that you killed your brother.

Genesis 44:15Joseph said, “Why did you do this to me? Didn't you know that a man like me can find out things by signs and magic?”

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:12-14

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? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 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. We have here the offenders found guilty by their own confession, and yet endeavouring to excuse and extenuate their fault. They could not confess… Read the whole commentary →

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