Genesis 3
- 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
- 2And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden.
- 3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, so you do not die.
- 4And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die.
- 5For God does know that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
- 6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her. And he ate.
- 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
- 8And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
- 9And the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, Where are you?
- 10And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. And I hid myself.
- 11And he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you that you should not eat?
- 12And the man said, The woman who you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
- 13And 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.
- 14And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life.
- 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. It shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
- 16To the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception. In sorrow you shall give birth to children. And your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
- 17And to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground for your sake. In sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life.
- 18Thorns also and thistles shall it produce for you. And you shall eat the herb of the field.
- 19In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground. For out of it you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust shall you return.
- 20And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
- 21To Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
- 22And the Lord God said, The man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, or else he will put out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.
- 23Therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.
- 24So he drove out the man. And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 3 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVNow the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
GIGAKJVNow the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
KJVAnd the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
GIGAKJVAnd the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden.
KJVBut 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.
GIGAKJVBut of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, so you do not die.
KJVAnd the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
GIGAKJVAnd the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die.
KJVFor God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
GIGAKJVFor God does know that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
KJVAnd when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
GIGAKJVAnd when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate, and gave also to her husband with her. And he ate.
KJVAnd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
GIGAKJVAnd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
KJVAnd they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
GIGAKJVAnd they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
KJVAnd the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, Where are you?
KJVAnd he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked. And I hid myself.
KJVAnd he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
GIGAKJVAnd he said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you that you should not eat?
KJVAnd the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
GIGAKJVAnd the man said, The woman who you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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.
KJVAnd the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed 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:
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life.
KJVAnd I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
GIGAKJVAnd I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. It shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
KJVUnto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
GIGAKJVTo the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception. In sorrow you shall give birth to children. And your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
KJVAnd unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
GIGAKJVAnd to Adam he said, Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground for your sake. In sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life.
KJVThorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
GIGAKJVThorns also and thistles shall it produce for you. And you shall eat the herb of the field.
KJVIn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
GIGAKJVIn the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to the ground. For out of it you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust shall you return.
KJVAnd Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
GIGAKJVAnd Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
KJVUnto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
GIGAKJVTo Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
KJVAnd the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord God said, The man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, or else he will put out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever.
KJVTherefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.
KJVSo he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
GIGAKJVSo he drove out the man. And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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