The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,
Parallel translations
- WEB The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,
- KJV And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
- NKJV And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;
- NASB The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
- NLT “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied.
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Quick answer
The woman replies that they may eat from the garden's trees. She begins to engage the serpent's challenge to God's command.
Overview
The woman responds to the serpent by affirming that they are free to eat the fruit of the trees in the garden. Her answer starts accurately, reflecting God's generous provision, but she has now entered into dialogue with the tempter. This engagement opens the door to the distortion of God's word that follows.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
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