Genesis 3:12

The man said to him, “You gave me this woman. She [emphasised] gave me (food) from that tree. I ate the food.”

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In The King James Version

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

In Context

11God asked him, “How did you learn you were naked? From that tree, the One that Teaches People About Good and Bad, did you eat food from that?”

13God asked the woman, “What did you do?” She said to him, “The snake deceived me. I ate because of his word.”

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Cross References

Genesis 2:18Then he said, “The man should not be alone. I will make a companion for him, he will be one with a companion.”

Genesis 2:22From the bone he made a woman, he took her to the man.

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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