Genesis 3:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 3:11

9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”

10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, ^aand 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 from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”

12 Then the man said, ^a“The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”

13 And the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, ^a“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And ^ayou shall eat dust
All the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between ^ayour seed and ^bher Seed;
^cHe shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”

16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
^aIn pain you shall bring forth children;
^bYour desire shall be¹ for your husband,
And he shall ^crule over you.”

17 Then to Adam He said, ^a“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree ^bof which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
^c“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
^dIn toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 3:11

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
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?

Contemporary English Version
"How did you know you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat any fruit from that tree in the middle of the garden?"

Darby English Version
And he said, Who told thee that thou art naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee not to eat?

Good News Bible
"Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?"

King James Version
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?

New American Standard Bible
And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"

New International Version
And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

New King James Version
And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He said, "Who told you that you had become naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"

Revised Standard Version
He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"

Young's Literal Translation
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?'

New English Translation
And the Lord God¹ said, “Who told you that you were naked?² Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”³

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