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Genesis Chapter 3 (NRSVCE)

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¹ Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

² The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;

³ but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’”

⁴ But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not die;

⁵ for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, [1] knowing good and evil.”

⁶ So 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 also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

⁷ Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

⁸ They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

⁹ But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

¹⁰ He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

¹¹ He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

¹² The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”

¹³ Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”

¹⁴ The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

¹⁵ I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”

¹⁶ To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

¹⁷ And to the man [2] he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

¹⁸ thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.

¹⁹ By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

²⁰ The man named his wife Eve, [3] because she was the mother of all living.

²¹ And the LORD God made garments of skins for the man [4] and for his wife, and clothed them.

²² Then the LORD God said, “See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” —

²³ therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

²⁴ He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.

²⁵ You know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you, and to learn your comings and goings and to learn all that you are doing.”

²⁶ When Joab came out from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah; but David did not know about it.

²⁷ When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died for shedding [8] the blood of Asahel, Joab’s [9] brother.

²⁸ Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner son of Ner.

²⁹ May the guilt [10] fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge, or who is leprous, [11] or who holds a spindle, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food!”

³⁰ So Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.

³¹ Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.

³² They buried Abner at Hebron. The king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.

³³ The king lamented for Abner, saying, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?

³⁴ Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen.” And all the people wept over him again.

³⁵ Then all the people came to persuade David to eat something while it was still day; but David swore, saying, “So may God do to me, and more, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down!”

³⁶ All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; just as everything the king did pleased all the people.

³⁷ So all the people and all Israel understood that day that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.

³⁸ And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

³⁹ Today I am powerless, even though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too violent for me. The LORD pay back the one who does wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”

#	NRSVCE
1	Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2	The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
3	but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’”
4	But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not die;
5	for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, [1] knowing good and evil.”
6	So 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 also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.
7	Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.
8	They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9	But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”
10	He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
11	He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
12	The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.”
13	Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
14	The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
15	I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
16	To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”
17	And to the man [2] he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18	thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19	By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
20	The man named his wife Eve, [3] because she was the mother of all living.
21	And the LORD God made garments of skins for the man [4] and for his wife, and clothed them.
22	Then the LORD God said, “See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” —
23	therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
24	He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the tree of life.
25	You know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you, and to learn your comings and goings and to learn all that you are doing.”
26	When Joab came out from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah; but David did not know about it.
27	When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died for shedding [8] the blood of Asahel, Joab’s [9] brother.
28	Afterward, when David heard of it, he said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD for the blood of Abner son of Ner.
29	May the guilt [10] fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and may the house of Joab never be without one who has a discharge, or who is leprous, [11] or who holds a spindle, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks food!”
30	So Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
31	Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.
32	They buried Abner at Hebron. The king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner, and all the people wept.
33	The king lamented for Abner, saying, “Should Abner die as a fool dies?
34	Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered; as one falls before the wicked you have fallen.” And all the people wept over him again.
35	Then all the people came to persuade David to eat something while it was still day; but David swore, saying, “So may God do to me, and more, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down!”
36	All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; just as everything the king did pleased all the people.
37	So all the people and all Israel understood that day that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.
38	And the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
39	Today I am powerless, even though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too violent for me. The LORD pay back the one who does wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”

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