The Meaning of Genesis 3:2 Explained

Genesis 3:2

KJV: And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

YLT: And the woman saith unto the serpent, 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,

Darby: And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

ASV: And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the woman  said  unto the serpent,  We may eat  of the fruit  of the trees  of the garden: 

What does Genesis 3:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 3:1-8 - Man And Woman, Temptation
Human love is God's best gift to man. Without it even Eden would not be Paradise. That Adam was able to name the animals, affixing a title suggested by some peculiarity or characteristic, indicated his royal supremacy, and, in so far as we live in God, that supremacy is restored. See Daniel 6:22; Mark 1:13. But what is power without love, or a throne without a consort? Eve was, therefore, given to crown his bliss; taken from his side, as afterward the Church from the opened side of Christ. See John 19:34, and Ephesians 5:25. Still God brings Eve to Adam; and such a marriage is truly blessed.
The order of temptation is always the same. The Tempter without, and within the strong desire for sensual gratification, with the secret hope that somehow the consequences may be avoided. The eye inflames passion; passion masters the resistance of the will; the body obeys its impulse; the act of gratification is followed immediately by remorse and guilt. Then we need the second Adam! [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 3

1  The serpent deceives Eve
6  Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin
8  God arraigns them
14  The serpent is cursed
15  The promised seed
16  The punishment of mankind
21  Their first clothing
22  Their expulsion from paradise

What do the individual words in Genesis 3:2 mean?

and said the woman to the serpent the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל־ הַנָּחָ֑שׁ מִפְּרִ֥י עֵֽץ־ הַגָּ֖ן נֹאכֵֽל

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה  the  woman 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
הַנָּחָ֑שׁ  the  serpent 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָחָשׁ  
Sense: serpent, snake.
מִפְּרִ֥י  the  fruit 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.
עֵֽץ־  of  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
הַגָּ֖ן  of  the  garden 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: גַּן 
Sense: garden, enclosure.
נֹאכֵֽל  we  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.

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