Genesis 3:12

The man said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

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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 said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

13The Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

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Cross References

Genesis 2:18The Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

Genesis 2:22He made the rib, which the Lord God had taken from the man, into a woman, and brought her to the man.

1 Samuel 15:15Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to the Lord your God. We have utterly destroyed the rest."

1 Samuel 15:21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal."

Proverbs 19:3The foolishness of man subverts his way;his heart rages against the Lord.

Luke 10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"

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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