20 Adam named his wife Eve[a] because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made clothing out of skins for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

22 The Lord God said, “Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”(A)

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Lit Living, or Life

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.”

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Or The man
  2. Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.