Genesis 3:13
New International Version
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

New Living Translation
Then the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

English Standard Version
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
And the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

NASB 1995
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

NASB 1977
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent beguiled and deceived me, and I ate [from the forbidden tree].”

Christian Standard Bible
So the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done? ” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the LORD God asked the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “It was the serpent. He deceived me, and I ate.”

American Standard Version
And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered, "and I ate some of that fruit."

English Revised Version
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake deceived me, and I ate," the woman answered.

Good News Translation
The LORD God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."

International Standard Version
Then the LORD God asked the woman, "What did you do?" "The Shining One misled me," the woman answered, "so I ate."

Majority Standard Bible
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

NET Bible
So the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate."

New Heart English Bible
Then God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.

World English Bible
Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH God says to the woman, “What [is] this you have done?” And the woman says, “The serpent has caused me to forget, and I eat.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God saith to the woman, 'What is this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, 'The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God will say to the woman, What is this thou didst? And the woman will say, The serpent deceived me and I shall eat.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord God said to the woman: Why hast thou done this? And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Lord God said to the woman, “Why have you done this?” And she responded, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

New American Bible
The LORD God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered, “The snake tricked me, so I ate it.”

New Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” And the woman said, “The Serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD God said unto the woman: 'What is this thou hast done?' And the woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord God said to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me and I ate.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Arraigns Adam and Eve
12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

Cross References
2 Corinthians 11:3
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

1 Timothy 2:14
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

John 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ...

James 1:14-15
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

Isaiah 14:12-15
How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ...

Ezekiel 28:13-17
You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. / You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. / From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you. ...

Hosea 6:7
But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they were unfaithful to Me.

Psalm 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.


Treasury of Scripture

And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

What.

Genesis 4:10-12
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground…

Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

1 Samuel 13:11
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

The serpent.

Genesis 3:4-6
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: …

2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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Genesis 3
1. The serpent deceives Eve.
6. Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.
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.














Then the LORD God
The phrase "LORD God" in Hebrew is "Yahweh Elohim," which combines the personal name of God, Yahweh, with Elohim, a term that denotes His power and majesty as Creator. This duality emphasizes both His intimate relationship with humanity and His sovereign authority. In the context of Genesis, it underscores the gravity of the situation, as the Creator Himself addresses the woman, highlighting the personal nature of the transgression against Him.

said to the woman
The act of God speaking directly to the woman signifies the personal nature of His relationship with humanity. In the ancient Near Eastern context, deities were often seen as distant, yet here, God engages directly with His creation. This interaction reflects the biblical theme of accountability and the personal responsibility each individual holds before God.

What is this you have done?
This question is not for God's information but serves as a call for the woman to reflect on her actions. It echoes God's earlier question to Adam, emphasizing the seriousness of disobedience. Theologically, it highlights the concept of sin as a deliberate act against God's command, inviting introspection and acknowledgment of wrongdoing.

The woman said
The woman's response initiates a dialogue that reveals the human tendency to shift blame. Her willingness to speak reflects the openness of communication between God and humanity, even in the midst of sin. This interaction sets the stage for understanding the nature of confession and the human inclination to justify actions.

The serpent deceived me
The Hebrew word for "deceived" is "nasha," which implies being led astray or beguiled. This highlights the cunning nature of the serpent, a creature that represents Satan's role as the deceiver. Historically, serpents were often symbols of chaos and evil in ancient cultures, reinforcing the biblical portrayal of the serpent as an adversary to God's order.

and I ate
This admission of eating the forbidden fruit is a straightforward acknowledgment of disobedience. The act of eating symbolizes the internalization of sin, moving beyond mere temptation to an active choice against God's command. In the broader scriptural context, this act introduces the concept of original sin, affecting all of humanity and necessitating redemption through Christ.

Verse 13. - And the Lord said unto the woman - without noticing the excuses, but simply accepting the admission, and passing on, "following up the transgression, even to the root - not the psychological merely, but the historical (Lange): What is this that thou hast done? Or, "Why hast thou done this?" (LXX., Vulgate, Luther, De Wette). "But the Hebrew phrase has more vehemence; it is the language of one who wonders as at something prodigious, and ought rather to be rendered, ' How hast thou done this?'" (Calvin). And the woman said (following the example of her guilty, husband, omitting any notice of her sin in tempting Adam, and transferring the blame of her own disobedience to the reptile), The serpent beguiled me. Literally, caused me to forget, hence beguiled, from נָשָׁה, to forget a thing (Lamentations 3:17), or person (Jeremiah 23:39; Stanley Loathes, 'Gram.,' App. 197); or, caused me to go astray, from נָשָׁא (unused in Kal), kindred to כָשָׁה, perhaps to err, to go astray (Gesenius, Furst); ἠπατήσε (LXX.), ἐξαπάτησεν (2 Corinthians 11:3). And I did eat. "A forced confession, but no appearance of contrition. 'It's true I did eat, but it was not my fault'" (Hughes).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the LORD
יְהוָ֧ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

God
אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to the woman,
לָאִשָּׁ֖ה (lā·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

“What
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

[is] this
זֹּ֣את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

you have done?”
עָשִׂ֑ית (‘ā·śîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

“The serpent
הַנָּחָ֥שׁ (han·nā·ḥāš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5175: A serpent

deceived me,”
הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי (hiš·šî·’a·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5377: To lead astray, to delude, to seduce

[she]
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה (hā·’iš·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

replied,
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“and I ate.”
וָאֹכֵֽל׃ (wā·’ō·ḵêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 398: To eat


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