1 The serpent deceives Eve.
6 Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin and misery.
8 God arraigns them.
14 The serpent is cursed.
15 The promised seed.
16 The punishment of mankind.
21 Their first clothing.
22 Their expulsion from paradise.

Now. 13-15 Isa 27:1 Mt 10:16 2Co 11:3,14 Re 12:9 20:2

serpent. The Samaritan Copy, instead of nachash, 'a serpent,' reads cachash, 'a liar or deceiver,' read Joh. 8:44.

he said. Nu 22:28,29 Ec 4:10 1Pe 3:7

Yea, hath. Heb. Yea, because, etc. hath. Mt 4:3,6,9

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

serpent. Ps 58:4

3 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. 2:16,17

touch. 20:6 Ex 19:12,13 1Ch 16:22 Job 1:11 2:5 19:21 1Co 7:1 2Co 6:17 Col 2:21

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

serpent. Joh 8:44

Ye. 13 De 29:19 2Ki 1:4,6,16 8:10 Ps 10:11 2Co 2:11 11:3 1Ti 2:14

5 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.

God. Ex 20:7 1Ki 22:6 Jer 14:13,14 28:2,3 Eze 13:2-6,22 2Co 11:3 2Co 11:13-15

your. 7,10 Mt 6:23 Ac 26:18

as gods. Ex 5:2 2Ch 32:15 Ps 12:4 Eze 28:2,9 29:3 Da 4:30 6:7 Ac 12:22,23 2Co 4:4 2Th 2:4 Re 13:4,14

knowing. 22 2:17

6 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.

saw. Jos 7:21 Jud 16:1,2

pleasant. Heb. a desire. Eze 24:16,21,25

to the eyes. 6:2 39:7 Jos 7:21 2Sa 11:2 Job 31:1 Mt 5:28 1Jo 2:16

and did. 1Ti 2:14

and he did eat. 12,17 Ho 6:7 *marg: Ro 5:12-19

7 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. 5 De 28:34 2Ki 6:20 Lu 16:23

knew. 10,11 2:25

and they. Job 9:29-31 Isa 28:20 59:6

aprons. or, things to gird about.

8 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. 10 De 4:33 5:25

cool of the day. Heb. wind. Job 34:21,22 38:1

hid. Job 22:14 31:33 34:22 Ps 139:1-12 Pr 15:3 Jer 23:24 Am 9:2,3 Jon 1:3,9,10 Ro 2:15 Heb 4:13

9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

4:9 11:5 16:8 18:20,21 Jos 7:17-19 Re 20:12,13

10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

and I was. 2:25 Ex 3:6 Job 23:15 Ps 119:120 Isa 33:14 57:11 1Jo 3:20

because. 7 2:25 Ex 32:25 Isa 47:3 Re 3:17,18 16:15

11 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?

4:10 Ps 50:21 Ro 3:20

12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

2:18,20,22 Ex 32:21-24 1Sa 15:20-24 Job 31:33 Pr 19:3 28:13 Lu 10:29 Ro 10:3 Jas 1:13-15

13 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.

What. 4:10-12 44:15 1Sa 13:11 2Sa 3:24 12:9-12 Joh 18:35

The serpent. 4-6 2Co 11:3 1Ti 2:14

14 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:

thou art. 1 9:6 Ex 21:28-32 Le 20:25

dust. Ps 72:9 Isa 29:4 65:25 Mic 7:17

15 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.

enmity. Nu 21:6,7 Am 9:3 Mr 16:18 Lu 10:19 Ac 28:3-6 Ro 3:13

thy seed. Mt 3:7 12:34 13:38 23:33 Joh 8:44 Ac 13:10 1Jo 3:8,10

her seed. Ps 132:11 Isa 7:14 Jer 31:22 Mic 5:3 Mt 1:23,25 Lu 1:31-35,76 Ga 4:4

it shall. Ro 16:20 Eph 4:8 Col 2:15 Heb 2:14,15 1Jo 3:8 5:5 Re 12:7,8,17 Re 20:1-3,10

thou. 49:17 Isa 53:3,4,12 Da 9:26 Mt 4:1-10 Lu 22:39-44,53 Joh 12:31-33 14:30,31 Heb 2:18 5:7 Re 2:10 12:9-13 13:7 15:1-6 Re 20:7,8

16 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.

in sorrow. 35:16-18 1Sa 4:19-21 Ps 48:6 Isa 13:8 21:3 26:17,18 53:11 Jer 4:31 6:24 13:21 22:23 49:24 Mic 4:9,10 Joh 16:21 1Th 5:3 1Ti 2:15

thy desire. 4:7

to. or, subject to. rule. Nu 30:7,8,13 Es 1:20 1Co 7:4 11:3 14:34 Eph 5:22-24 Col 3:18 1Ti 2:11,12 Tit 2:5 1Pe 3:1-6

17 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;

Because. 1Sa 15:23,24 Mt 22:12 25:26,27,45 Lu 19:22 Ro 3:19

and hast. 6,11 2:16,17 Jer 7:23,24

cursed. 5:29 Ps 127:2 Ec 1:2,3,13,14 2:11,17 Isa 24:5,6 Ro 8:20-22

in sorrow. Job 5:6,7 14:1 21:17 Ps 90:7-9 Ec 2:22,23 5:17 Joh 16:33

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

Thorns. Jos 23:13 Job 5:5 31:40 Pr 22:5 24:31 Isa 5:6 7:23 32:13 Jer 4:3 12:13 Mt 13:7 Heb 6:8

bring forth. Heb. cause to bud. herb. Job 1:21 Ps 90:3 104:2,14,15 Ro 14:2

19 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. Ec 1:3,13 Eph 4:28 1Th 2:9 2Th 3:10

till. Job 1:21 Ps 90:3 104:29 Ec 5:15

for dust. 2:7 18:27

and. 23:4 Job 17:13-16 19:26 21:26 34:15 Ps 22:15,29 104:29 Pr 21:16 Ec 3:20 12:7 Da 12:2 Ro 5:12-21 1Co 15:21,22

20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

Adam. 2:20,23 5:29 16:11 29:32-35 35:18 Ex 2:10 1Sa 1:20 Mt 1:21,23

Eve. Heb. Chavah; that is, living. of. Ac 17:26

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

make. 7 Isa 61:10 Ro 3:22 2Co 5:2,3,21

22 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:

as one. 5 1:26 11:6,7 Isa 19:12,13 47:12,13 Jer 22:23

tree. 2:9 Pr 3:18 Re 2:7 22:2

eat. Ps 22:26 Joh 6:48-58

23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

till. 19 2:5 4:2,12 9:20 Ec 5:9

24 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.

east. 2:8

Cherubims. Ex 25:2,20,22 1Sa 4:4 1Ki 6:25-35 Ps 80:1 99:1 104:4 Eze 10:2 *etc: Heb 1:7

a flaming. Nu 22:23 Jos 5:13 1Ch 21:16,17 Heb 1:7

to keep. Joh 14:6 Heb 10:18-22