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May 1, 2023 · Genesis 3:3 quotes Eve as saying: "of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ So she said it because that's what God had told her.
Apr 14, 2021 · It seems quite plausible that Eve may not have misquoted God at all since we never read that God told Eve: “Do not touch [the Tree] or you will die.” In fact, we never read that God warned Eve about the Tree whatsoever.
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Do not even touch it. If you do, you will die.’. 4 “You will certainly not die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “God knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, you will know things you have never known before. Like God, you will be able to tell the difference between good and evil.”
The word "touch" is associated to Eve's virginity. As the world famous saying is if you are still a virgin the phrase "never been touch". So can we say, in Genesis 3:3 satan is targeting to destroy the virginity of Eve by way of introducing or suggesting the word "touch".
I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. Genesis 3:3 but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"
Adam and Eve - This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet ...
God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” English Standard Version but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”