Genesis 3:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֵּ֣רֶא הָֽאִשָּׁ֡ה כִּ֣י טוֹב֩ הָעֵ֨ץ לְמַאֲכָ֜ל וְכִ֧י תַֽאֲוָה־ה֣וּא לָעֵינַ֗יִם וְנֶחְמָ֤ד הָעֵץ֙ לְהַשְׂכִּ֔יל וַתִּקַּ֥ח מִפִּרְי֖וֹ וַתֹּאכַ֑ל וַתִּתֵּ֧ן גַּם־לְאִישָׁ֛הּ עִמָּ֖הּ וַיֹּאכַֽל׃

Transliteration

And tēreʾ the ʾiššāh that ṭôb the ʿēṣ for maʾăkāl, and that taʾăwāh-it to ʿênayim, and neḥmād the ʿēṣ for haśkîl, and tiqqaḥ from piryô and tōʾkal; and tittēn also to ʾîšāh with her, and yōʾkal.

Grammar Details

• *tēreʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + waw consecutive - and she saw
• *ʾiššāh*: noun, feminine, singular - woman
• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine, singular - good
• *ʿēṣ*: noun, masculine, singular - tree
• *maʾăkāl*: noun, masculine, singular - food/eating
• *taʾăwāh*: noun, feminine, singular - desire/delight
• *ʿênayim*: noun, feminine, dual - eyes
• *neḥmād*: verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - desirable/pleasant
• *haśkîl*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to make wise/to give insight
• *tiqqaḥ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + waw consecutive - and she took
• *piryô*: noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its fruit
• *tōʾkal*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + waw consecutive - and she ate
• *tittēn*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + waw consecutive - and she gave
• *ʾîšāh*: noun, masculine, singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband
• *yōʾkal*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he ate

Word Meanings

• *taʾăwāh*: desire/delight/longing/craving
• *neḥmād*: desirable/pleasant/delightful
• *haśkîl*: to make wise/to give insight/to bring success

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And 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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the woman sawe that it was a good tree to eate of and lustie vnto the eyes and a pleasant tre for to make wyse. And toke of the frute of it and ate and gaue vnto hir husband also with her and he ate.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the woman sawe that ye tre was good to eate of, and lustye vnto the eyes, and a pleasaunt tre to make wyse, and toke of the frute of it, and ate, and gaue vnto hir husbande also therof, and he ate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the woman (seeing that the tree was good for meate, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to get knowledge) tooke of the fruite thereof, and did eate, & gaue also to her husband with her, and he did eate.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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 of it, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the woman seeth that the tree `is' good for food, and that it `is' pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make `one' wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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 its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Referenced Verses

• 1 John 2:16 : 16 For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
• 1 Tim 2:14 : 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman, being deceived, fell into transgression.
• Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But each person is tempted when they are drawn away and enticed by their own desire. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
• Josh 7:21 : 21 When I saw among the spoil a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
• 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 One evening, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful.
• Job 31:1 : 1 I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a young woman?
• Ezek 24:16 : 16 Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the delight of your eyes with a single blow. But you shall not mourn or weep, and your tears shall not flow.
• Gen 3:12 : 12 The man said, 'The woman you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.'
• Gen 3:17 : 17 To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.'
• Gen 6:2 : 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humanity were beautiful, and they took wives for themselves from whomever they chose.
• Gen 39:7 : 7 After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me."
• Judg 16:1-2 : 1 Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her. 2 When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.'
• Ezek 24:25 : 25 As for you, son of man, on the day I take from them their stronghold—their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and the longing of their souls, as well as their sons and daughters—
• Hos 6:7 : 7 But they, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant; there they dealt treacherously with Me.
• Matt 5:28 : 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Rom 5:12-19 : 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people, because all sinned. 13 For sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of the One who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died because of the trespass of one man, how much more has the grace of God and the gift that comes by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflowed to many. 16 And the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin. For judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. 17 For if, by the trespass of one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. 18 So then, just as through one trespass condemnation came to all people, so also through one act of righteousness justification that brings life came to all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man the many will be made righteous.
• Ezek 24:21 : 21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Behold, I am about to profane my sanctuary—the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.’