1 N ow the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?

And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 A nd the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden,

And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

3 E xcept the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God has said, Ye shall not eat of it, and ye shall not touch it, lest ye die.

4 B ut the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,

And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die;

5 F or God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.

but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.

6 A nd when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate.

And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a pleasure for the eyes, and the tree was to be desired to give intelligence; and she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

7 T hen the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apronlike girdles.

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.

8 A nd they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

And they heard the voice of Jehovah Elohim, walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah Elohim, in the midst of the trees of the garden.

9 B ut the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

And Jehovah Elohim called to Man, and said to him, Where art thou?

10 H e said, I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I feared, because I am naked; and I hid myself.

11 A nd He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?

And he said, Who told thee that thou art naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee not to eat?

12 A nd the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me from the tree, and I ate.

And Man said, The woman, whom thou hast given with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

13 A nd the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate.

And Jehovah Elohim said to the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

14 A nd the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all animals and above every living thing of the field; upon your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

And Jehovah Elohim said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, be thou cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On thy belly shalt thou go, and eat dust all the days of thy life.

15 A nd I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.

16 T o the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your grief and your suffering in pregnancy and the pangs of childbearing; with spasms of distress you will bring forth children. Yet your desire and craving will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.

To the woman he said, I will greatly increase thy travail and thy pregnancy; with pain thou shalt bear children; and to thy husband shall be thy desire, and he shall rule over thee.

17 A nd to Adam He said, Because you have listened and given heed to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, the ground is under a curse because of you; in sorrow and toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life.

And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat it all the days of thy life;

18 T horns also and thistles shall it bring forth for you, and you shall eat the plants of the field.

and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

19 I n the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you shall return.

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.

20 T he man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

And Man called his wife's name Eve; because she is the mother of all living.

21 F or Adam also and for his wife the Lord God made long coats (tunics) of skins and clothed them.

And Jehovah Elohim made Adam and his wife coats of skin, and clothed them.

22 A nd the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil and blessing and calamity; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever—

And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever …!

23 T herefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

24 S o drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep and guard the way to the tree of life.

And he drove out Man; and he set the Cherubim, and the flame of the flashing sword, toward the east of the garden of Eden, to guard the way to the tree of life.