Now ^athe serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘¹You shall not eat from ²any tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “^aFrom the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.’” 4 ^aAnd the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and ^ayou will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 ^aThen the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they ^aknew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves ¹loin coverings.

8 Then they heard the sound of ^aYahweh God walking in the garden in the ¹cool of the day, ^band the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God in the midst of the trees of the garden. 9 Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, “^aWhere are you?” 10 And he said, “^aI heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 ^aAnd the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave to me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “^aThe serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 And Yahweh God said to the serpent,“^aBecause you have done this,Cursed are you more than any of the cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And ^bdust you will eatAll the days of your life;

16 To the woman He said,“I will greatly multiplyYour pain and ¹conception,In pain you will ^2abear children;Your desire will be for your husband,And ^bhe will rule over you.” 17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’;^aCursed is the ground because of you;^bIn ¹pain you will eat of itAll the days of your life.

20 Now the man called his wife’s name ^1aEve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 Then Yahweh God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

22 Then Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of ^aUs ¹to know good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand and take also from ^bthe tree of life and eat and live forever”— 23 therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to ¹cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So ^aHe drove the man out; and at the ^beast of the garden of Eden He stationed the ^ccherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to ¹guard the way to ^dthe tree of life.

Now ^athe serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from ¹any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “^aFrom the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 ^aThe serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and ^ayou will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 ^aWhen the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they ^aknew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves ¹loin coverings.

8 They heard the sound of ^athe LORD God walking in the garden in the ¹cool of the day, ^band the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “^aWhere are you?” 10 He said, “^aI heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 ^aThe man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “^aThe serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The LORD God said to the serpent,“^aBecause you have done this,Cursed are you more than all cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And ^bdust you will eatAll the days of your life;

16 To the woman He said,“I will greatly multiplyYour pain ¹in childbirth,In pain you will ^abring forth children;Yet your desire will be for your husband,And ^bhe will rule over you.” 17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’;^aCursed is the ground because of you;^bIn ¹toil you will eat of itAll the days of your life.

20 Now the man called his wife’s name ^1aEve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.

22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of ^aUs, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from ^bthe tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So ^aHe drove the man out; and at the ^beast of the garden of Eden He stationed the ^ccherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to ^dthe tree of life.

Now ^athe serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And ¹the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from ²any tree of the garden’?” Rev 12:9-11 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “^aWe may eat fruit from the trees of the garden, 3 except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, ‘You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.’” 4 But ^athe serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die! 2+@Cor 11:3 5 For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened that is, you will have greater awareness, and ^ayou will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil.” 6 And ^awhen the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband ¹with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of the two of them were opened that is, their awareness increased, and they ^aknew that they were naked; and they fastened fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.

8 And they heard the sound of ^athe LORD God walking in the garden in the cool afternoon breeze of the day, ^bso the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the ¹presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, “^aWhere are you?” 10 He said, “^aI heard the sound of You walking in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11 God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten fruit from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 ^aAnd the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “^aThe serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate from the forbidden tree.” 2+@Cor 11:3; 1+@Tim 2:14 14 The LORD God said to the serpent,“^aBecause you have done this,You are cursed more than all the cattle,And more than any animal of the field;On your belly you shall go,And ^bdust you shall eatAll the days of your life.

17 Then to Adam the LORD God said, “Because you have listened attentively to the voice of your wife, and have eaten fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’;^aThe ground is now under a curse because of you;^bIn sorrow and toil you shall eat the fruit of itAll the days of your life.

20 The man named his wife ^aEve (life spring, life giver) , because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The LORD God made tunics of animal skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

22 And the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of ^aUs (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) , knowing how to distinguish between good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from ^bthe tree of life as well, and eat its fruit, and live in this fallen, sinful condition forever”— 23 therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So God ^adrove the man out; and at the ^beast of the Garden of Eden He permanently stationed the ^1ccherubim and the sword with the flashing blade which turned round and round in every direction to protect and guard the way (entrance, access) to ^dthe tree of life. Rev 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19