Genesis 3:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 3:5

3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you ^atouch it, lest you die.’ ”

4 ^aThen the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.

5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 So when the woman ^asaw that the tree was good for food, that it was¹ pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit ^band ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, ^aand they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves¹ coverings.

8 And they heard ^athe sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the² cool of the day, and Adam and his wife ^bhid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 3:5

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American Standard Version
for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Amplified® Bible
For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil {and} blessing and calamity.

Contemporary English Version
"God understands what will happen on the day you eat fruit from that tree. You will see what you have done, and you will know the difference between right and wrong, just as God does."

Darby English Version
but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.

Good News Bible
God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

New International Version
"For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

New King James Version
For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will open, and you will have powers like God, knowing good and evil."

Revised Standard Version
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

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