KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the LORD God said to the woman, 'What have you done?' The woman answered, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate the fruit.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is asking the woman to account for her disobedience, and she explains that the serpent tricked her into eating the forbidden fruit.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs immediately after Adam and Eve ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden them to touch. God has just confronted Adam, who blamed both Eve and God himself for his disobedience. Now God turns to question Eve directly about her role in humanity's first act of rebellion.
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