Genesis 3:2

Genesis 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
• New International Version (NIV)The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;

Context of Genesis 3:2

1The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3“It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.

Genesis 3:2 word by word

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־הַנָּחָ֑שׁ מִפְּרִ֥י עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן נֹאכֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the serpentנָחָשׁnâchâsh · serpentH5175
• We may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• of the gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588

Cross-references for Genesis 3:2

• Psalms 58:4They spit venom like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

Commentaries on Genesis 3:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 - Section III - The Fall - The Fall 1. נחשׁ nachash “serpent; related: hiss,” Gesenius; “sting,” Mey. ערוּם 'ārûm “subtle, crafty, using craft for defence.” 7. תפר tāpar “sew, stitch, tack together.” חגורה chăgôrâh “girdle, not necessarily apron.” This chapter continues the piece commenced at Genesis 2:4. The same combination of divine names is found here, except in the dialogue between the serpent and the woman, where God (אלהים…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The woman tried to clarify things. But in several ways, she made the privileges God gave her and her husband seem less important: She changed God’s words from “freely eat” (2:16) to may eat. She minimized the importance of having fruit from every tree except one (2:17). She added not touching to God’s rule against eating (2:17). She made the threat of death seem less certain (2:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. the woman said, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden--In her answer, Eve extolled the large extent of liberty they enjoyed in ranging at will amongst all the trees--one only excepted, with respect to which, she declared there was no doubt, either of the prohibition or the penalty. But there is reason to think that she had already received an injurious impression; for in using the words "lest ye die," instead of "ye shall surely die" [Ge…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 3:2

• Craftiness
• Fall of Man
• Influence
• Presumption
• Serpent
• Temptation
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Adam
• Beguile
• Bread
• Clothe
• Coat
• Conception
• Dust
• Enmity
• Fall of man

Commentaries on Genesis 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings