Genesis 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For 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.”
Genesis 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 3:5 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 3:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.””
Genesis 3:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 3:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it--your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'”
Genesis 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“butGod knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be asGod, knowing good and evil. ”
Genesis 3:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But God doeth knowe, that when ye shall eate thereof, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and euill.”
Genesis 3:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 3:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“for God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."”
Genesis 3:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 3:5 in Context — Genesis 3
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 gods, knowing good and evil.
6 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.
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.
What Does Genesis 3:5 Mean?
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