1 ¶ Now the serpent was more astute than all the animals of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Has God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

2 A nd the woman answered unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

The woman said to the serpent, “ From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;

3 b ut of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, Ye shall not eat of it; neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’”

4 T hen the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die!

5 F or God knows that in the day ye eat of it then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 ¶ And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and a tree of covetousness to understand, she took of its fruit and ate and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate.

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

7 A nd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves girdles.

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.

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

They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

9 ¶ And the LORD God called unto the man and said unto him, Where art thou?

Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “ Where are you?”

10 A nd he replied, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.

He said, “ I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

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

And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

12 A nd the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.”

13 T hen the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “ The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 ¶ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all beasts and above every animal of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life;

The Lord God said to the serpent, “ Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life;

15 a nd I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed; that seed shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”

16 ¶ Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth sons; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.”

17 ¶ And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, cursed shall be the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.

18 t horns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the grass of the field;

“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field;

19 i n the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread until thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”

20 ¶ And the man called his wife’s name Eve because she was the mother of all living.

Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

21 ¶ Then the LORD God made coats of skins for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.

22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live for ever,

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—

23 t herefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken.

therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.

24 S o he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life.

So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.