Genesis 3:1 :: New International Version (NIV)

Genesis 3:1 - Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

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KJVKJV (read chapter 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?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[fn] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’? ”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Now the serpent^H5175 was more^H4480 cunning^H6175 than^H4480 any^H3605 animal^H2416 of the field^H7704 which^H834 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 had made^H6213. And he said^H559 to the woman^H802, “Has God^H430 really^H637^H3588 said^H559, ‘You shall not eat^H398 from any^H3605 tree^H6086 of the garden^H1588’?”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from [fn]any tree of the garden’?”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Now the serpent^H5175 was more^H4480 crafty^H6175 than^H4480 any^H3605 beast^H2416 of the field^H7704 which^H834 Yahweh^H3068 God^H430 had made^H6213. And he said^H559 to the woman^H802, “Indeed^H637^H3588, has God^H430 said^H559, ‘[fn]You shall not eat^H398 from [fn]any^H3605 tree^H6086 of the garden^H1588’?”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And [fn]the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from [fn]any tree of the garden’?”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"

ASVASV (read chapter 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?

YLTYLT (read chapter 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?'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus qui dixit ad mulierem cur praecepit vobis Deus ut non comederetis de omni ligno paradisi

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَكَانَتِ الْحَيَّةُ أَمْكَرَ وُحُوشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلَهُ، فَسَأَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةَ: «أَحَقّاً أَمَرَكُمَا اللهُ أَلَّا تَأْكُلَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ؟»

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אַף כִּי־אָמַר אֱלֹהִים לֹא תֹאכְלוּ מִכֹּל עֵץ הַגָּן׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ὁ δὲ ὄφις ἦν φρονιμώτατος πάντων τῶν θηρίων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὧν ἐποίησεν κύριος ὁ θεός καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ὄφις τῇ γυναικί τί ὅτι εἶπεν ὁ θεός οὐ μὴ φάγητε ἀπὸ παντὸς ξύλου τοῦ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَكَانَتِ الْحَيَّةُ أَحْيَلَ جَمِيعِ حَيَوَانَاتِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ، فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «أَحَقًّا قَالَ اللهُ لاَ تَأْكُلاَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ؟»

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Now the serpent was the most crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the Lord God made, and the serpent said to the woman, Wherefore has God said, Eat not of every tree of the garden?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

EMPERO la serpiente era astuta, más que todos los animales del campo que Jehová Dios había hecho; la cual dijo á la mujer: ¿Conque Dios os ha dicho: No comáis de todo árbol del huerto?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Pero la serpiente era astuta, más que todos los animales del campo que Jehová Dios había hecho; la cual dijo a la mujer: ¿Conque Dios os ha dicho: No comáis de todo árbol del huerto?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

耶和華　神所造的、惟有蛇比田野一切的活物更狡猾。蛇對女人說、　神豈是真說、不許你們喫園中所有樹上的果子麼。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces la serpiente, que era el más astuto de todos los animales del campo que Jehovah Dios había hecho, dijo a la mujer: --¿De veras Dios os ha dicho: "No comáis de ningún árbol del jardín"?

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

여호와 하나님의 지으신 들짐승 중에 뱀이 가장 간교하더라 뱀이 여자에게 물어 가로되 하나님이 참으로 너희더러 동산 모든 나무의 실과를 먹지 말라 하시더냐

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Le serpent était le plus rusé de tous les animaux des champs, que l'Éternel Dieu avait faits. Il dit à la femme: Dieu a-t-il réellement dit: Vous ne mangerez pas de tous les arbres du jardin?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und die Schlange war listiger denn alle Tiere auf dem Felde, die Gott der HERR gemacht hatte, und sprach zu dem Weibe: Ja, sollte Gott gesagt haben: Ihr sollt nicht essen von den Früchten der Bäume im Garten?

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Змей был хитрее всех зверей полевых, которых создал Господь Бог. И сказал змей жене: подлинно ли сказал Бог: не ешьте ни от какого дерева в раю?

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Pero la serpiente era astuta, más que todos los animales del campo que el SEÑOR Dios había hecho; la cual dijo a la mujer: ¿Conque Dios dijo: No comáis de ningún árbol del huerto?

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