GENESIS 3:4

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”

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Genesis 3:4 Translation & Meaning

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And the serpent הַנָּחָ֖שׁ A snake (from its hiss) serpent
said וַיֹּ֥אמֶר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
the woman, הָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה A woman woman
Ye shall not לֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
surely מ֖וֹת To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill surely
die: תְּמֻתֽוּן׃ To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill die

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  • 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:

  • 5  For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

  • 6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.




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