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Berean Standard Bible

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

Genesis 3:1

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Genesis 3 opens with the first temptation, in the garden where Adam and Eve lived in trust with God. The serpent, later identified in Scripture with Satan, speaks to the woman when God's generous provision has just been established.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (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?’”

King James Version (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)

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?

Bible in Basic English (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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

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?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La serpiente, que era el más astuto de todos los animales del campo creados por Dios el Señor, se le acercó a la mujer y le preguntó: ―¿Es verdad que Dios no les permite comer de ningún árbol que hay en el jardín?

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