Genesis 3:2

And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Now 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 any tree of the garden?'

3but 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.'

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Cross References

Psalms 58:4(58-5) Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

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 →

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