KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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.”
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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. |
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| “For” | כִּ֚י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | For |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “doth know” | יֹדֵ֣עַ | To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) | doth know |
| “that” | כִּ֗י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | that |
| “in the day” | בְּיוֹם֙ | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “ye eat” | אֲכָלְכֶ֣ם | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “thereof,” | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | thereof |
| “then your eyes” | עֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם | An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) | then eyes |
| “shall be opened,” | וְנִפְקְח֖וּ | To open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant | opened |
| “and ye shall be” | וִהְיִיתֶם֙ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | and ye shall be |
| “as gods,” | כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | gods |
| “knowing” | יֹדְעֵ֖י | To know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) | knowing |
| “good” | ט֥וֹב | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “and evil.” | וָרָֽע׃ | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | evil |
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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.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
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