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World English Bible

Genesis 3 (WEBP)

[1] Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”
[2] The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,
[3] but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall not touch it, lest you die.’ ”
[4] The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t really die,
[5] for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
[6] 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 to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate. Then she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
[7] Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.
[8] They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
[9] Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
[10] The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
[11] God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
[12] The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
[13] Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
[14] Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
[15] I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
[16] To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. You will bear children in pain. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
[17] To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and have eaten from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life.
[18] It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.
[19] You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.”
[20] The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.
[21] Yahweh God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.
[22] Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—”
[23] Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
[24] So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:24 cherubim are powerful angelic creatures, messengers of God with wings. See Ezekiel 10.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 3 (KJVS)

[1] Now the serpent was () more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made (). And he said () unto the woman , Yea , hath God said (), Ye shall not eat () of every tree of the garden ?
[2] And the woman said () unto the serpent , We may eat () of the fruit of the trees of the garden :
[3] But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden , God hath said (), Ye shall not eat () of it, neither shall ye touch () it, lest ye die ().
[4] And the serpent said () unto the woman , Ye shall not surely () die ():
[5] For God doth know () that in the day ye eat () thereof, then your eyes shall be opened (), and ye shall be as gods , knowing () good and evil .
[6] And when the woman saw () that the tree [was] good for food , and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes , and a tree to be desired () to make [one] wise (), she took () of the fruit thereof , and did eat (), and gave () also unto her husband with her; and he did eat ().
[7] And the eyes of them both were opened (), and they knew () that they [were] naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together (), and made themselves () aprons .
[8] And they heard () the voice of the LORD God walking () in the garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid themselves () from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden .
[9] And the LORD God called () unto Adam , and said () unto him, Where [art] thou ?
[10] And he said (), I heard () thy voice in the garden , and I was afraid (), because I [was] naked ; and I hid myself ().
[11] And he said (), Who told () thee that thou [wast] naked ? Hast thou eaten () of the tree , whereof I commanded thee () that thou shouldest not eat ()?
[12] And the man said (), The woman whom thou gavest () [to be] with me , she gave () me of the tree , and I did eat ().
[13] And the LORD God said () unto the woman , What [is] this [that] thou hast done ()? And the woman said (), The serpent beguiled me (), and I did eat ().
[14] And the LORD God said () unto the serpent , Because thou hast done () this, thou [art] cursed () above all cattle , and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go (), and dust shalt thou eat () all the days of thy life :
[15] And I will put () enmity between thee and the woman , and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise () thy head , and thou shalt bruise () his heel .
[16] Unto the woman he said (), I will greatly () multiply () thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth () children ; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband , and he shall rule () over thee.
[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 () [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat () [of] it all the days of thy life ;
[18] Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth () to thee; and thou shalt eat () the herb of the field ;
[19] In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat () bread , till thou return () unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken (): for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return ().
[20] And Adam called () his wife’s name Eve ; because she was the mother of all living .
[21] Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make () coats of skins , and clothed them ().
[22] And the LORD God said (), Behold , the man is become as one of us, to know () 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 :
[23] Therefore the LORD God sent him forth () from the garden of Eden , to till () the ground from whence he was taken ().
[24] So he drove out () the man ; and he placed () at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims , and a flaming sword which turned every way (), to keep () the way of the tree of life .

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 3 (YLT)

[1] And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, ‘Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?’
[2] And the woman saith unto the serpent, ‘Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,
[3] and of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.’
[4] And the serpent saith unto the woman, ‘Dying, ye do not die,
[5] for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it-your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.’
[6] And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
[7] and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they are naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles.
[8] And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
[9] And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, ‘Where art thou?’
[10] and he saith, ‘Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.’
[11] And He saith, ‘Who hath declared to thee that thou art naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?’
[12] and the man saith, ‘The woman whom Thou didst place with me-she hath given to me of the tree-and I do eat.’
[13] And Jehovah God saith to the woman, ‘What is this thou hast done?’ and the woman saith, ‘The serpent hath caused me to forget-and I do eat.’
[14] And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, ‘Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;
[15] and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee-the head, and thou dost bruise him-the heel.’
[16] Unto the woman He said, ‘Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband is thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.’
[17] And to the man He said, ‘Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,
[18] and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;
[19] by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust thou turnest back.’
[20] And the man calleth his wife’s name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.
[21] And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.
[22] And Jehovah God saith, ‘Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,’-
[23] Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;
[24] yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.