Verse List for GEN 3:1

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OET (OET-RV) Now the snake was the craftiest of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had created, and one day he asked the woman, “Did God really command you to not eat fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

OET-LV And_the_snake it _was crafty from_all (the)_animal _of the_field which he _had _made YHWH god and_he/it _said to the_woman also if/because did _he _say god not you(pl)_must _eat from_all (the)_tree _of the_garden.

ULT Now the serpent was more crafty than every living thing of the field that Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

UST Now the snake was the craftiest of all the animals that Yahweh God had created. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really command you not to eat fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

BSB & MSB Now the serpent[fn] was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’ ”

OEB Now the snake was craftier than any other wild beast that the Lord God had made. It said to the woman, ‘Has God really said, “You must not eat from any tree of the garden”?’

WEBBE & WMBB Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”

NET Now the serpent was more shrewd
¶  than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Is it really true that God said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard’?”

LSV And the serpent has been cunning above every beast of the field which YHWH God has made, and he says to the woman, “Is it true that God has said, You do not eat from every tree of the garden?”

FBV The serpent was more cunning than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. He asked Eve, “Did God really say that you can't eat fruit from every[fn] tree in the garden?”

T4T The snake was more cunning than all the other wild animals that Yahweh God had made. One day Satan gave to the snake the ability to talk to the woman. The snake said to her, “Did God really say to you, ‘Do not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the park/garden’?”

LEB Now the serpent was more crafty than any other _⌊wild animal_⌋[fn] which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God indeed say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

BBE Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

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JPS Now the serpent was more subtle 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 any tree of the garden?'

ASV Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

DRA Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?

YLT And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

Drby And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that [fn]God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

RV 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 any tree of the garden?
(Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath/has God said, Ye/You_all shall not eat of any tree of the garden?)

SLT And the serpent was crafty above every beast of the field which Jehovah God made; and he will say to the woman, Is it because God said ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Wbstr Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

KJB-1769 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?[fn]
(Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath/has God said, Ye/You_all shall not eat of every tree of the garden?)

KJB-1611 ¶ Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, [fn]Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?
(¶ Now the serpent was more subtle then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said unto the woman, Yea, hath/has God said, Ye/You_all shall not eat of every tree of the garden?)

Bshps And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?
(And the serpent was suttiller then every beast of the field which ye/you_all lord God had made, and he said unto the woman: yea, hath/has God said, ye/you_all shall not eat of every tree of the garden?)

Gnva Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?
(Now the serpent was more subtle then any beast of the field, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath/has God indeed said, Ye/You_all shall not eat of every tree of the garden?)

Cvdl Bvt the serpent was sotyller then all the beastes of the felde (which ye LORDE God had made) and sayde vnto the woman: Yee, hath God sayde indede: Ye shall not eate of all maner trees in the garden?
(But the serpent was sotyller then all the beasts/animals of the field (which ye/you_all LORD God had made) and said unto the woman: Yee, hath/has God said indede: Ye/You_all shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden?)

Wycl But and the serpent was feller than alle lyuynge beestis of erthe, whiche the Lord God hadde maad. Which serpent seide to the womman, Why comaundide God to you, that ye schulden not ete of ech tre of paradis?
(But and the serpent was feller than all living beasts/animals of earth, which the Lord God had made. Which serpent said to the woman, Why commanded God to you, that ye/you_all should not eat of each tree of paradis?)

Luth Und die Schlange war listiger denn alle Tiere auf dem Felde, die GOtt der HErr gemacht hatte, und sprach zu dem Weibe: Ja, sollte GOtt gesagt haben: Ihr sollt nicht essen von allerlei Bäumen im Garten.
(And the snake what/which cunningr because/than all animals on/in/to to_him field, the God the/of_the LORD made had, and spoke to/for to_him woman: Yes, should God said have: You(pl) should not eat from all_sorts_of_things trees in_the garden.)

ClVg Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terræ quæ fecerat Dominus Deus. Qui dixit ad mulierem: Cur præcepit vobis Deus ut non comederetis de omni ligno paradisi?[fn]
(But and snake was callidior to_all to_animals of_the_earth/land(pl) which had_done Master God. Who he/she_said to woman: Cur ordered to_you(pl) God as not/no you_would_eat from/about all wood paradise?)

UHB וְ⁠הַ⁠נָּחָשׁ֙ הָיָ֣ה עָר֔וּם מִ⁠כֹּל֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַ⁠שָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣⁠אִשָּׁ֔ה אַ֚ף כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ מִ⁠כֹּ֖ל עֵ֥ץ הַ⁠גָּֽן׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ δὲ ὄφις ἦν φρονιμώτατος πάντων τῶν θηρίων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν ἐποίησε Κύριος ὁ Θεός· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ὄφις τῇ γυναικὶ, τί ὅτι εἶπεν ὁ Θεός, οὐ μὴ φάγητε ἀπὸ παντὸς ξύλου τοῦ παραδείσου;

BrTr Now the serpent was the most crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the Lord God made, and the serpent said to the woman, Wherefore has God said, Eat not of every tree of the garden?