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Genesis 1-8 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 22:09, October 27, 2009
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|Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
|Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
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|Now the serpent was craftier than any other land animal that the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] [[God]] had made. He asked the woman, "Wait a minute. Did God really say, 'You may not eat from any tree in the garden?'"
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|The serpent, that is, [[Satan]], twists God's command into a prohibiton against eating from ''any'' tree, not just one Tree in particular.
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|And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
|And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
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|The woman told the serpent, "We may eat the fruits of the trees of the garden,
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|But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
|But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
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|but concerning the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat this, or even touch it, or else you will die.'"
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|Now [[Eve]] distorts God's word by exaggerating, an ever-present danger.
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|And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
|And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
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|The serpent told the woman, "You won't 'surely die.'
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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.
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|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."
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|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.
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|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.
|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.
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|So the woman considered that the tree was good to eat, pleasant to look at, and desirable for the understanding it might convey. So she took some of its fruit, and ate, and also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
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|The action of the [[Fall of Man]]...
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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.
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|Then both their eyes were opened. Then they knew they were naked, and sewed fig leaves together to make loin-coverings for themselves.
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|...and the result.
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|And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
|And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
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|Then they heard the Voice of the L<small>ORD</small> God as He walked in the garden in the daily breeze. Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the L<small>ORD</small> God among the trees of the garden.
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|And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
|And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
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|Then the L<small>ORD</small> God called to Adam, "Where are you?"
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|And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
|And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
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|And Adam said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. So I hid myself."
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|Adam offers a lame excuse. So God begins to probe.
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|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?
|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?
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|So He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I ordered you not to eat from?"
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|And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
|And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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|And Adam said, "The woman whom You provided to be with me, gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate."
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|An even lamer excuse: blaming someone else.
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|And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
|And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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|Then the L<small>ORD</small> God said to the woman, "What have you done?" And the woman said, "The serpent [[Deceit|deceived]] me, and I ate."
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|The woman also blames someone else.
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|And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
|And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
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|Then the L<small>ORD</small> God told the serpent, "Because you have done this, you will lie under a curse, more than all livestock or any other land animal. You will crawl on your belly and eat dry-powder food throughout the days of your life.
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|And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
|And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
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|I will incite hatred between you and the woman, and between your children and hers. They will wound you in the head, and you will wound them in the heel.
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|This is both a description of how [[snake]]s live today and a prophecy of the Crucifixion, in that [[Jesus Christ]] would have His heels pierced and will hang on a cross driven into a hill in the shape of a skull, i.e. a head.
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|Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
|Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
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|To the woman He said, "I will increase your labor pains to an extreme degree. You will deliver your children, your desires will be directed toward your husband, and he will rule over you."
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|Again, Hebrew uses repetition for emphasis and intensification.
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|And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
|And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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|To Adam He said, "Because you listened to the voice your wife, and ate from the tree that I ordered you not to eat from, the ground will be under a curse on your account. You will have to labor to eat from it all the days of your life.
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|Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
|Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
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|It will also produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat land herbs.
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|In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
|In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
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|Your face will sweat as you eat bread, until you return to the ground. You were taken out of the ground, you were made from powder, and you will turn back into powder."
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|And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
|And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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|Adam gave his wife a name, [[Eve]], because she was the mother of all living persons.
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|Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
|Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
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|Then the L<small>ORD</small> God made coats of animal skins for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.
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|Without the shedding of blood there can be no salvation. This act is a direct illustration of this principle.
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|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:
|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:
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|Then the L<small>ORD</small> God, "Look! The man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. We cannot now let him stretch out his hand, and also take fruit from the Tree of Life, and eat and live forever!"
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|Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
|Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
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|For that reason the L<small>ORD</small> God sent him out of the Garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he had been formed.
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|So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
|So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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|So He drove out the man, and to the east of the Garden of Eden he stationed cherubs, and a flaming sword that turned every which way, to guard the path to the Tree of Life.
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|A cherub is a class of [[angel]]. Its exact rank and function are hinted at elsewhere. More to the point: God cannot allow mankind to live forever in a sinful condition.
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==Chapter 4==
==Chapter 4==