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1 | Hebrew expert needed - Gen 3:6-7 | Gen 3:6 | Sojournerinastrangeland | 159304 | ||
A close reading of the verses from Genesis 3 seems to indicate that their eyes were opened at the same time. First, it uses the term "also" indicating an action following closely on the heels of the first and it says her husband was with her whch indicates they were together. "She took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it." Verse 7 implies that their eyes were opened at the same time: "Then the eyes of both of them were opened." The verse says "both" were opened. There's nothing to indicate their eyes opened at separate times. The use of the word "then" seems to describe the timing of what happened next - after they both ate, both their eyes were opened. | ||||||
2 | Is this a guess on your part? | Gen 3:6 | Pam D | 159351 | ||
Is this a guess on your part from reading the English translation or are you a Hebrew expert? | ||||||
3 | Is this a guess on your part? | Gen 3:6 | Sojournerinastrangeland | 159489 | ||
I am not a Hebrew expert, but it's not exactly what I would call a "guess." One of the main rules of hermeneutics is to ask what the straight forward reading of the text describes. So if the text says "both" were opened without a reference to individual timing of the event, a straight forward reading would imply they opened at the same time. | ||||||