Genesis 3:3
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden,
4And the serpent said to the woman, + 3:4 Gr. ye shall not die by death.Ye shall not surely die.
Cross References
Genesis 2:17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall + 2:17 Or, die by death.surely die.
Exodus 19:12And thou shalt separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die.
Job 1:11But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to thy face.
Job 19:21Pity me, pity me, O friends; for it is the hand of the Lord that has touched me.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:2-6
The Tempter's Subtlety; The Tempter's Importunity ( b. c. 4004.) 1 Now the serpent was more subtle 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? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 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. 4 And the serpent said unto the… Read the whole commentary →