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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | |Because God knows that in the day that you eat that fruit, your [[eye]]s will be opened, and you will be like gods yourselves, with knowledge of good and evil." | + | |Because God knows that in the day that you eat that fruit, your mind shall become aware, and you will be like gods yourselves, with knowledge of good and evil." |
| − | |Should this be translated as "your mind shall become aware" rather than as "your eyes shall be opened"? The Hebrew עַיִן means mental and spiritual faculties in addition to the physical eye. | + | |The translation of "your mind shall become aware" is closer to the original meaning than "your eyes shall be opened." The Hebrew עַיִן means mental and spiritual faculties, which is the point here, not merely the physical eye. |
| − | <br>It takes a lot more than knowledge of good and evil to be God-like. But Eve did not know that, and so believed a lie. | + | <br>The devil did deceive here by falsely telling Eve that she would become God-like. It takes a lot more than knowledge of good and evil to be God-like, but Eve did not know that, and she believed a lie. |
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| | |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. | | |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. |
| − | |Then both their eyes were opened. Then they knew they were naked, and sewed fig leaves together to make loin-coverings for themselves. | + | |Then their minds became aware, and they realized they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together to make loin-coverings for themselves. |
| − | |...and the result. | + | |translating The Hebrew עַיִן as "mind" rather than "eye" has the additional advantage of avoiding the passive tense here. |
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