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She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/nlt/genesis/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. <a href="/esv/genesis/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> So 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 some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/kjv/genesis/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/3.htm">New King James Version</a> So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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 desirable to make one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/nasb/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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 desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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 desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/lsb/genesis/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/amp/genesis/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/csb/genesis/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/asv/genesis/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. <a href="/cev/genesis/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too. <a href="/erv/genesis/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. <a href="/gwt/genesis/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman saw that the tree had fruit that was good to eat, nice to look at, and desirable for making someone wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/gnt/genesis/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it. <a href="/isv/genesis/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the woman saw that the tree produced good food, was attractive in appearance, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate some, too. <a href="/msb/genesis/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/net/genesis/3.htm">NET Bible</a> When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/nheb/genesis/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. <a href="/wbt/genesis/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. <a href="/web/genesis/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the woman sees 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 takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats; <a href="/ylt/genesis/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/genesis/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the woman will see that the tree is good for food, and that it is a desire to the eyes, and a tree desired to make wise; and she will take from its fruit and will eat, and will give also to her man with her, and he will eat.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and beautiful to the eyes, and delightful to consider. And she took from its fruit, and she ate. And she gave to her husband, who ate. <a href="/nabre/genesis/3.htm">New American Bible</a> The woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and the tree was desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So 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 some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and that the tree was delightful to look at, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and she also gave to her husband with her; and he did eat. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the woman saw that it was a tree good to eat, and was desirable to the eyes, and a tree desirable to gaze at, and she took from its fruit and ate, and she gave also to her husband with her and he ate.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. <a href="/sep/genesis/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes to look upon and beautiful to contemplate, and having taken of its fruit she ate, and she gave to her husband also with her, and they ate. <a href="/parallel/genesis/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=554" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">The Serpent's Deception</a> …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<a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">When the woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wat·tê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘êṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the tree</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">was good</a> <a href="/hebrew/3978.htm" title="3978: lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Food. From 'akal; an eatable.">for food</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8378.htm" title="8378: ṯa·’ă·wāh- (N-fs) -- A desire. From 'avah; a longing; by implication, a delight.">pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lā·‘ê·na·yim (Prep-l, Art:: N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">to the eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘êṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">and that it was</a> <a href="/hebrew/2530.htm" title="2530: wə·neḥ·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To desire, take pleasure in. A primitive root; to delight in.">desirable</a> <a href="/hebrew/7919.htm" title="7919: lə·haś·kîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be, circumspect, intelligent. A primitive root; to be circumspect and hence, intelligent.">for obtaining wisdom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">she took</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: mip·pir·yōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and ate it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wat·tit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">She also gave some</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’î·šāh (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">to her husband</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">who was with her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: way·yō·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and he ate it.</a> 7And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a> Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">1 Timothy 2:14</a> And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a> I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a> But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a> For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a> Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ... <a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a> For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a> And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a> He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. <a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21-23</a> With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a> We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/hosea/6-7.htm">Hosea 6:7</a> But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me. <a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13-17</a> You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. / From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you. ... <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a> (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32-33</a> But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. / Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 to her husband with her; and he did eat.saw.<a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a> When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.<a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Judges 16:1,2</a> Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her… pleasant.<a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16,21,25</a> Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down… to the eyes.<a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.<a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7</a> And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.<a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a> When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.and did.<a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">1 Timothy 2:14</a> And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.and he did eat.<a href="/genesis/3-12.htm">Genesis 3:12,17</a> And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat… <a href="/hosea/6-7.htm">Hosea 6:7</a> But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.<a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-19</a> Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/1_john/5-15.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jude/1-16.htm">Gaining</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/1_john/3-22.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/3-3.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/revelation/17-9.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/3-12.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/30-31.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/exodus/10-11.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/12-11.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/44-12.htm">Gaining</a> <a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/genesis/4-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/genesis/41-33.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/genesis/41-8.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 3</div>1. <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">The serpent deceives Eve.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">God arraigns them.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">The serpent is cursed.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">The promised seed.</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">The punishment of mankind.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Their first clothing.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Their expulsion from paradise.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The tree, specifically the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, was placed in the Garden of Eden by God with a command not to eat from it (<a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a>). The woman's perception of the tree as "good for food" suggests a shift from divine instruction to human judgment. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the struggle between following God's commands and human desires, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, which warns that there is a way that seems right to a person but leads to death.and pleasing to the eyes The appeal to the eyes underscores the seductive nature of sin, which often appears attractive and desirable. This mirrors the temptation of materialism and superficial beauty found throughout scripture, such as in 1 <a href="/john/2-16.htm">John 2:16</a>, which speaks of the lust of the eyes. The visual allure of the forbidden fruit is a reminder of the deceptive nature of sin, which can mask its true consequences.and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom The desire for wisdom reflects a deeper temptation: the aspiration to be like God, knowing good and evil. This echoes the serpent's earlier deception in <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a>, where he suggests that eating the fruit would make them like God. The pursuit of wisdom apart from God is a recurring theme in the Bible, contrasting with the fear of the Lord as the beginning of true wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).she took the fruit and ate it This act of disobedience marks the first sin, often referred to as "The Fall." It represents a deliberate choice to go against God's command, introducing sin and death into the world (<a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a>). The act of taking and eating the fruit symbolizes the human tendency to prioritize personal desire over divine will, a theme that recurs throughout biblical history.She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it This phrase indicates Adam's complicity in the sin. Although Eve is the one who initially takes the fruit, Adam's participation signifies a shared responsibility. The fact that he was "with her" suggests that he was present during the temptation and failed to intervene, highlighting themes of leadership and accountability. This act of disobedience by both Adam and Eve sets the stage for the need for redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the "second Adam" (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a>), bringing life where the first Adam brought death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman (Eve)</a> The first woman created by God, who is tempted by the serpent and chooses to eat the forbidden fruit. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_tree_of_the_knowledge_of_good_and_evil.htm">The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil</a> The specific tree in the Garden of Eden from which God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_fruit.htm">The Fruit</a> The object of temptation, representing disobedience to God's command. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_husband.htm">The Husband (Adam)</a> The first man created by God, who also eats the fruit after Eve gives it to him. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_garden_of_eden.htm">The Garden of Eden</a> The perfect place created by God for Adam and Eve, where they lived before the Fall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_temptation.htm">The Nature of Temptation</a> Temptation often appeals to our senses and desires, as seen in Eve's attraction to the fruit's appearance and perceived benefits. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to separation from Him and has far-reaching consequences, as demonstrated by the Fall. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_personal_responsibility.htm">The Role of Personal Responsibility</a> Both Adam and Eve made individual choices to disobey God, highlighting the importance of personal responsibility in our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_word.htm">The Importance of God's Word</a> Knowing and adhering to God's Word is crucial in resisting temptation, as Eve's failure to do so led to sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_influence.htm">The Impact of Influence</a> Eve's decision influenced Adam, reminding us of the power of our actions and decisions on others.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And when the woman saw . . . she took.--Heb., And the woman saw . . . and she took, &c. In this, the original form of the narrative, we see the progress of the temptation detailed in a far more lively manner than in our version. With awakened desire the woman gazes upon the tree. The fruit appears inviting to the eye, and possibly was really good for food. The whole aspect of the tree was beautiful; and, besides, there was the promise held out to her that it possessed the mysterious faculty of developing her intellectual powers. To this combined influence of her senses without and her ambition within she was unable to offer that resistance which would have been possible only by a living faith in the spoken word of God. She eats, therefore, and gives to her husband--so called here for the first time--and he eats with her. The demeanour of Adam throughout is extraordinary. It is the woman who is tempted--not as though Adam was not present, as Milton supposes, for she has not to seek him--but he shares with her at once the gathered fruit. Rather, she is pictured to us as more quick and observant, more open to impressions, more curious and full of longings than the man, whose passive behaviour is as striking as the woman's eagerness and excitability.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And (when) the woman saw. "An impure look, infected with the poison of concupiscence" (Calvin); cf. <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a>. That the tree was good for food. "The fruit of this tree may have been neither poisonous nor beautiful, or it may have been both; but sin has the strange power of investing the object of desire for the time being, whatever its true character, with a wonderful attraction" (Inglis). And that it (was) pleasant Literally, a desire (<a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Psalm 10:17</a>), a lust (<a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4</a>). To the eyes. Ἀριστὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς (LXX.); pulchrum oculis (Vulgate); lustye unto the eyes (Coverdale); i.e. stimulating desire through the eyes (cf. <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a>). And a tree to be desired to make (one) wise. לְהַשְׂכִּיל (from שָׂכַל - (1) to look at, to behold; hence (2) to be prudent, <a href="/1_samuel/18-30.htm">1 Samuel 18:30</a>. Hiph., . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the woman הָֽאִשָּׁ֡ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female saw וַתֵּ֣רֶא (wat·tê·re) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the tree הָעֵ֨ץ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood [was] good טוֹב֩ (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good for food לְמַאֲכָ֜ל (lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3978.htm">Strong's 3978: </a> An eatable and וְכִ֧י (wə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction pleasing תַֽאֲוָה־ (ṯa·’ă·wāh-) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8378.htm">Strong's 8378: </a> A longing, a delight to the eyes, לָעֵינַ֗יִם (lā·‘ê·na·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - cd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain [and that it was] הָעֵץ֙ (hā·‘êṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood desirable וְנֶחְמָ֤ד (wə·neḥ·māḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2530.htm">Strong's 2530: </a> To desire, take pleasure in for obtaining wisdom, לְהַשְׂכִּ֔יל (lə·haś·kîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm">Strong's 7919: </a> To be, circumspect, intelligent she took וַתִּקַּ֥ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the fruit מִפִּרְי֖וֹ (mip·pir·yōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> Fruit and ate it. וַתֹּאכַ֑ל (wat·tō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat She also gave [some] וַתִּתֵּ֧ן (wat·tit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to her husband, לְאִישָׁ֛הּ (lə·’î·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind and he ate it. וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ (way·yō·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree (Gen. 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