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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/genesis/3.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” <a href="/esv/genesis/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/3.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/3.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For 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.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “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.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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.” <a href="/amp/genesis/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.” <a href="/csb/genesis/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "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." <a href="/erv/genesis/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened. You'll be like God, knowing good and evil." <a href="/gnt/genesis/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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." <a href="/isv/genesis/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Even God knows that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you'll become like God, knowing good and evil." <a href="/msb/genesis/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?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.? <a href="/net/genesis/3.htm">NET Bible</a> for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil." <a href="/nheb/genesis/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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." <a href="/wbt/genesis/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For God doth know, that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened: and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. <a href="/web/genesis/3.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for God knows that in the day of your eating of it—your eyes have been opened, and you have been as God, knowing good and evil.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/genesis/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For God is knowing in the day of your eating from it, and your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For God knows that, on whatever day you will eat from it, your eyes will be opened; and you will be like gods, knowing good and evil.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/3.htm">New American Bible</a> God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like gods, knowing good and evil. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because God knew that in the day that you eat from it, your eyes are opened and you are like God, knowing the good and the evil.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/genesis/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil. <a href="/parallel/genesis/3-5.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=544" 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> …4“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her. 5<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·ḏê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knows</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵem (V-Qal-Inf:: 2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·ḵem (N-cdc:: 2mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wih·yî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: wə·nip̄·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: kê·lō·hîm (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">and you will be like God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·ḏə·‘ê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: wā·rā‘ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">and evil.”</a> 6When 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.…<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="/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="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <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="/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="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14</a> I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a> Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings. <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Matthew 4:3-4</a> The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” / But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Matthew 4:8-10</a> Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. / “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” / “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a> The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. <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="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For God does know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.God.<a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Exodus 20:7</a> Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.<a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">1 Kings 22:6</a> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.<a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Jeremiah 14:13,14</a> Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place… your.<a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7,10</a> 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… <a href="/matthew/6-23.htm">Matthew 6:23</a> But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!<a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a> To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.as gods.<a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a> And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">2 Chronicles 32:15</a> Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?<a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Psalm 12:4</a> Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?knowing.<a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Genesis 3:22</a> 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:<a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a> But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/3-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/3-3.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Thereof</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For God knows that in the day you eat of it This phrase is part of the serpent's temptation to Eve, suggesting that God is withholding something beneficial. The serpent implies that God’s prohibition is not for protection but to prevent humans from reaching their full potential. This reflects a common theme in Scripture where temptation often involves questioning God's motives (<a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>). The phrase "in the day you eat of it" indicates immediacy, suggesting that the consequences of disobedience would be swift. This aligns with the biblical principle that sin leads to immediate spiritual death, even if physical death is delayed (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>).your eyes will be opened The promise of opened eyes suggests enlightenment or gaining new understanding. In biblical terms, "eyes being opened" often refers to gaining insight or revelation (<a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a>). However, the serpent's promise is deceptive; while Adam and Eve's eyes were indeed opened, it was to their own nakedness and shame (<a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a>). This contrasts with the true enlightenment that comes from God, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Ephesians 1:18</a>, where Paul prays for the eyes of believers' hearts to be enlightened.and you will be like God The desire to be like God is a central theme in this temptation. It reflects the pride and ambition that led to Satan's own fall (<a href="/isaiah/14-14.htm">Isaiah 14:14</a>). The irony is that humans were already made in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), but the serpent twists this truth, suggesting that disobedience would elevate them to God's level. This foreshadows humanity's ongoing struggle with pride and the desire for autonomy from God, which is addressed throughout Scripture (<a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6-8</a>).knowing good and evil The knowledge of good and evil represents moral discernment and autonomy. Before the fall, Adam and Eve lived in a state of innocence, relying on God for moral guidance. The serpent's temptation suggests that they could independently determine right from wrong, a role reserved for God alone (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-20</a>). This phrase also points to the broader biblical narrative of humanity's need for redemption and the ultimate restoration of moral order through Christ, who perfectly embodies the knowledge of good and evil (<a href="/hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_serpent.htm">The Serpent</a> A cunning creature used by Satan to tempt Eve. The serpent's role is pivotal in the fall of man, as it questions God's command and introduces doubt. 2. <a href="/topical/e/eve.htm">Eve</a> The first woman, created by God as a companion for Adam. She is deceived by the serpent and eats the forbidden fruit, leading to the fall. 3. <a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a> The first man, created by God. He follows Eve in eating the fruit, resulting in the entrance of sin into the world. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_garden_of_eden.htm">The Garden of Eden</a> The perfect paradise where Adam and Eve lived before the fall. It represents the ideal state of communion with God. 5. <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. Eating its fruit led to the awareness of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_temptation.htm">The Nature of Temptation</a> Temptation often involves questioning God's word and promises. The serpent's words to Eve illustrate how doubt can lead to disobedience. <a href="/topical/d/desire_for_autonomy.htm">Desire for Autonomy</a> The temptation to "be like God" reflects a desire for independence from God's authority. This desire is at the heart of many sins. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> The fall of Adam and Eve shows that sin leads to separation from God and has far-reaching consequences for humanity. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God's commands is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him. Disobedience leads to spiritual and physical death. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_deception.htm">The Role of Deception</a> Satan is a deceiver, and believers must be vigilant and grounded in truth to resist his lies.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 3</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_being_your_own_god.htm">What defines being your own god?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_main_theme_of_the_chosen.htm">What causes evil to exist in the world?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_evil.htm">Why does God permit the existence of evil?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_immortality_fit_with_christianity.htm">If we achieve immortality through technology, how does that fit with Christian eschatology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Ye shall be as gods.--Rather, as God, as Elohim himself, in the particular quality of knowing good and evil. It was a high bait which the tempter offered; and Eve, who at first had answered rightly, and who as yet knew nothing of falsehood, dallied with the temptation, and was lost. But we must not comment too severely upon her conduct. It was no mean desire which led her astray: she longed for more know ledge and greater perfection; she wished even to rise above the level of her nature; but the means she used were in violation of God's command, and so she fell. And, as usual, the tempter kept the promise to the ear. Eve knew good and evil, but only by feeling evil within herself. It was by moral degradation, and not by intellectual insight, that her ambitious wish was fulfilled.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - For (מאנ ־ כִּי, γαρ, for because; assigning the reason (1) for the devil's, statement, and so, (2) by implication, for the Divine prohibition) God doth know. Thus the serpent practically charges the Deity with (1) envy of his creatures' happiness, as if he meant to say, Depend upon it, it is not through any fear of your dying from its fruit that the tree has been interdicted, but through fear of your becoming rivals to your Master himself; and . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/3-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“For כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction God אֱלֹהִ֔ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative knows יֹדֵ֣עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know that כִּ֗י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction in the day בְּיוֹם֙ (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you eat אֲכָלְכֶ֣ם (’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵem) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat of it, מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of your eyes עֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם (‘ê·nê·ḵem) Noun - cdc | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain will be וִהְיִיתֶם֙ (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be opened וְנִפְקְח֖וּ (wə·nip̄·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> To open, to be observant and you will be like God, כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים (kê·lō·hîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative knowing יֹדְעֵ֖י (yō·ḏə·‘ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know good ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good and evil.” וָרָֽע׃ (wā·rā‘) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 3:5 For God knows that in the day (Gen. 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