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Genesis 3:20-22
Good News Translation
Genesis 3:20-22
Good News Translation
20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b] because she was the mother of all human beings. 21 And the Lord God made clothes out of animal skins for Adam and his wife, and he clothed them.
Adam and Eve Are Sent Out of the Garden
22 (A)Then the Lord God said, “Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad.[c] They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever.”
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- Genesis 3:20 This name in Hebrew means “all human beings.”
- Genesis 3:20 This name sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “living,” which is rendered in this context as “human beings.”
- Genesis 3:22 knowledge of what is good and what is bad; or knowledge of everything.
Genesis 3:20-22
New International Version
Genesis 3:20-22
New International Version
20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b](A) because she would become the mother of all the living.
21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.(B) 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(C) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(D) and eat, and live forever.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:20 Or The man
- Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
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