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“Even God knows that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you’ll become like God,[a] knowing good and evil.”

When the woman saw that the tree produced good food, was attractive in appearance,[b] and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it.[c] Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate some, too.[d] As a result, they both understood what they had done,[e] and they became aware that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:5 Or gods
  2. Genesis 3:6 Lit. was pleasing to the eyes
  3. Genesis 3:6 The Heb. lacks it
  4. Genesis 3:6 The Heb. lacks some, too
  5. Genesis 3:7 Lit. the eyes of both of them were opened

“For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God,(A) knowing good and evil.”

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable(B) for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband,(C) who was with her, and he ate it.(D) Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;(E) so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.(F)

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