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GENESIS 3:2
KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:”
Medium popularity: 170 searches a month
Popularity relative to other verses in Genesis chapter 3 using average monthly Google searches.
Genesis 3:2 Translation & Meaning
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KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
“And the woman” | הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה | A woman | woman |
“said” | וַתֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
“the serpent,” | הַנָּחָ֑שׁ | A snake (from its hiss) | serpent |
“We may eat” | נֹאכֵֽל׃ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
“of the fruit” | מִפְּרִ֥י | Fruit (literally or figuratively) | fruit |
“of the trees” | עֵֽץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | trees |
“of the garden:” | הַגָּ֖ן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil 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 woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Sources:
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