KJV ORIGINAL
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The man said, 'The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Adam is blaming both Eve and God for his choice to eat the forbidden fruit, refusing to take responsibility for his own actions.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs immediately after Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. When God confronted Adam about his disobedience, instead of confessing his sin, Adam shifted blame to both his wife and ultimately to God himself by saying 'the woman whom thou gavest.' This represents humanity's first recorded attempt to avoid personal responsibility for wrongdoing.
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