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Genesis 3:1-15 LITV
(1) And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God [ יהוה ] had made. And he said to the woman, Is it true that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden? (2) And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, (3) but of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die. (4) And the serpent said to the woman, Dying you shall not die, (5) for God knows that in the day you eat of it, even your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil. (6) And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise. And she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. (7) And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig tree, and made girdles for themselves. (8) And they heard the sound of Jehovah God [ יהוה ] walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the face of Jehovah God [ יהוה ] in the middle of the trees of the garden. (9) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] called to the man and said to him, Where are you? (10) And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself. (11) And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? (12) And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she has given to me of the tree, and I ate. (13) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate. (14) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. (15) And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

Genesis 3:1-15 GNB
Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the LORD God [ יהוה ] had made. The snake asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?" (2) "We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden," the woman answered, (3) "except the tree in the middle of it. God told us not to eat the fruit of that tree or even touch it; if we do, we will die." (4) The snake replied, "That's not true; you will not die. (5) God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad." (6) The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it. (7) As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves. (8) That evening they heard the LORD God [ יהוה ] walking in the garden, and they hid from him among the trees. (9) But the LORD God [ יהוה ] called out to the man, "Where are you?" (10) He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked." (11) "Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?" (12) The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it." (13) The LORD God [ יהוה ] asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it." (14) Then the LORD God [ יהוה ] said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live. (15) I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."

Genesis 3:1-15 ASV
(1) Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God [ יהוה ] had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? (2) And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: (3) but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. (4) And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: (5) for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil. (6) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. (7) And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves aprons. (8) And they heard the voice of Jehovah God [ יהוה ] walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God [ יהוה ] amongst the trees of the garden. (9) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? (10) And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. (11) And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? (12) And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. (13) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. (14) And Jehovah God [ יהוה ] said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: (15) and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation