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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 3, Verse 4

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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.
King James Version
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
American Standard Version
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
New English Translation
The serpent said to the woman,“Surely you will not die,
World English Bible
The serpent said to the woman, "You won't surely die,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
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And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?
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And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I [was] naked; and I hid myself.
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And he said, Who told thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
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And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: