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For God knows that on the day you both eat from it, then your eyes will be opened and you both shall be like gods,[a] knowing good and evil.” When[b] the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, then[c] she took from its fruit and she ate. And she gave it also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then[d] the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed together fig leaves and they made for themselves coverings.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:5 The plural is in the context of v. 22 “one of us” and the plural suffix pronouns [[“you all”]] throughout the verse
  2. Genesis 3:6 Or “And”
  3. Genesis 3:6 Or “and”
  4. Genesis 3:7 Or “And”

“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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