Genesis 3:2

And the isha said unto the Nachash, We may eat of the p'ri etz hagan;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 Nachash was more arum (cunning, crafty, wiley) than any beast of the sadeh which Hashem Elohim had made. And he said unto the isha, Really? Hath Elohim said, Ye shall not eat of kol etz hagan?

3But of the p'ri haEtz which is in the middle of the gan (garden), Elohim hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. + 3:3 Mk 7:8

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Cross References

Psalms 58:4The resha'im are perverted from the rekhem (womb); 1 gone astray from birth are they, speaking kazav (lie, falsehood). 1

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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