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CHAPTER THREE
3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which YHVH God Elohiym had made. And he said to the woman: “Yes, did God say: You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent: “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said: You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.” 4 And the serpent said to the woman: “You shall not surely die; 5 for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.” 6 And 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 of its fruit, and ate; and she also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 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 coverings. 8 And they heard את the voice of YHVH God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of YHVH God among the trees of the garden. 9 And YHVH God called to the man, and said to him: “Where are you?” 10 And he said: “I heard את Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11 And He said: “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you that you should not eat?” 12 And the man said: “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.” 13 And YHVH God said to the woman: “What is this you have done?” And the woman said: “The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.” 14 And YHVH God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you from among all cattle, and from among all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” {s} (This paragraph began at Gen 2:4.) Gen 2:4-3:15 chiasm, Gen 2:16-3:15 chiasm
3:16 To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your pain and your travail; in pain you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.” {s} Gen 3:16 parallelism
3:17 And to Adam He said: “Because you have paid heed to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying: ‘You shall not eat of it;’ cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life. 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to you; and you shall eat את the herb of the field. 19 In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground; for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust shall you return.” 20 And the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21 And YHVH God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them. {p} Gen 3:17-21 chiasm, Gen 2:4-3:21 strong theme chiasm summary, Gen 2:4-3:21 expanded strong theme chiasm pdf
3:22 And YHVH God Elohiym 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 YHVH God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till את the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So He drove out את the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden את the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep את the way to the tree of life. {s} Gen 3:22-24 chiasm
Gen 3:2, Beware of deviations from the word of God
Gen 3:4-15 chiasm
Gen 3:16-21, Curse or consequences
Gen 3:16-4:26, Consequences and gender roles
Gen 3 and 4, On desiring to rule
Gen 3:22-6:4, Strong theme
Gen 2:4-3:24, Triennial Elleh toldot, “These are the generations”
Gen 1:1-6:8 Annual Bereisheet “In the beginning”
Gen 1:1-6:8 Finding Messiah in Bereisheet
When Did Adam and Eve Rebel? – Answers in Genesis
Cain’s wife – who was she? – Answers in Genesis
Athena and Eve – Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr.
The serpent worshipers -Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr (pdf download)
