Chapter 3

Now the serpent was¹ more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.¹ And he said⁴ unto the woman, Yea, hath God said,¹ Ye shall not eat⁴ of every tree of the garden?

And the woman said⁴ unto the serpent, We may eat⁴ of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said,¹ Ye shall not eat⁴ of it, neither shall ye touch⁴ it, lest ye die.⁴

And the serpent said⁴ unto the woman, Ye shall not surely² die:⁴

For God doth know⁶ that in the day ye eat² thereof, then your eyes shall be opened,⁸ and ye shall be as gods, knowing⁶ good and evil.

And when the woman saw⁴ that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired¹² to make [one] wise,⁵³ she took⁴ of the fruit thereof, and did eat,⁴ and gave⁴ also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.⁴

And the eyes of them both were opened,¹¹ and they knew⁴ that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together,⁴ and made⁴ themselves aprons.

And they heard⁴ the voice of the LORD God walking¹⁰² in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid¹⁰¹ themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

And the LORD God called⁴ unto Adam, and said⁴ unto him, Where [art] thou?

And he said,⁴ I heard¹ thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid,⁴ because I [was] naked; and I hid¹¹ myself.

And he said,⁴ Who told⁵² thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast thou eaten¹ of the tree, whereof I commanded¹⁴ thee that thou shouldest not eat?²

And the man said,⁴ The woman whom thou gavest¹ [to be] with me, she gave¹ me of the tree, and I did eat.⁴

And the LORD God said⁴ unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done?¹ And the woman said,⁴ The serpent beguiled⁵² me, and I did eat.⁴

And the LORD God said⁴ unto the serpent, Because thou hast done¹ this, thou [art] cursed⁷ above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go,⁴ and dust shalt thou eat⁴ all the days of thy life:

And I will put⁴ enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise⁴ thy head, and thou shalt bruise⁴ his heel.

Unto the woman he said,¹ I will greatly⁵³ multiply⁵⁵ thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth⁴ children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule⁴ over thee.

And unto Adam he said,¹ Because thou hast hearkened¹ unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten⁴ of the tree, of which I commanded¹⁴ thee, saying,² Thou shalt not eat⁴ of it: cursed⁷ [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat⁴ [of] it all the days of thy life;

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth⁵⁵ to thee; and thou shalt eat¹ the herb of the field;

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat⁴ bread, till thou return² unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken:²⁷ for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.⁴

And Adam called⁴ his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make⁴ coats of skins, and clothed⁵⁵ them.

And the LORD God said,⁴ Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know² good and evil: and now, lest he put forth⁴ his hand, and take¹ also of the tree of life, and eat,¹ and live¹ for ever:

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth¹⁷ from the garden of Eden, to till² the ground from whence he was taken.²⁷

So he drove out¹⁷ the man; and he placed⁵⁵ at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way,¹⁰² to keep² the way of the tree of life.