Genesis 3:1

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Now 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 any tree of the garden?

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Genesis 3:1 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

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Now 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 any tree of the garden?

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 3:1 in KJV →

Now 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?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 3:1 in ASV →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 3:1 in DRB →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 3:1 in DBT →

And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 3:1 in WBT →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 3:1 in WEB →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, |Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 3:1 in YLT →

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 3:1 in AKJV →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 3:1 in WNT →

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Genesis 3:1 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

Primary

Now 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 any tree of the garden?

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 3:1 in KJV →

Now 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?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Genesis 3:1 in ASV →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 3:1 in DRB →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any of the beasts of the earth which the Lord God made. And he said to the woman: Why hath God commanded you, that you should not eat of every tree of paradise?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 3:1 in DBT →

And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 3:1 in WBT →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 3:1 in WEB →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, |Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 3:1 in YLT →

And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 3:1 in AKJV →

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 3:1 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read Genesis 3:1 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →