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Berean Standard Bible

“And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.””

Genesis 3:12

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God has asked the man whether he ate from the tree he was told to avoid. The man had been given a clear command before the woman was created, and now stands at the first moment of accountability.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me the fruit of the tree and I took it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el hombre respondió: La mujer que me diste por compañera me dió del árbol, y yo comí.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El hombre contestó: ―La mujer que me diste para que me acompañara me dio del fruto de ese árbol, y yo lo comí.

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