O panorama
Gênesis 3 abre com “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made…”, muda perto do versículo 12 com “And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and…” e termina com “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.

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Gênesis · Versão King James · 24Gênesis 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD…
Gênesis 3:1–8 abre com “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he…” e chega a “And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve A desconfiança entra no jardim, o exílio vem em seguida e a violência de Caim mostra como o pecado passa rapidamente do coração humano para a história.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“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…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Gênesis 3:1-8
Versão King James1Now 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?
2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3But 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.
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5For 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.
6And 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.
7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8And 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.
Gênesis 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: The LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Gênesis 3:9–16 abre com “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” e chega a “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve A desconfiança entra no jardim, o exílio vem em seguida e a violência de Caim mostra como o pecado passa rapidamente do coração humano para a história.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 3 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
Gênesis 3:9-16
Versão King James9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13And 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.
14And 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:
15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Gênesis 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy…
Gênesis 3:17–24 abre com “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of…” e chega a “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve A desconfiança entra no jardim, o exílio vem em seguida e a violência de Caim mostra como o pecado passa rapidamente do coração humano para a história.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem dust, return, bread. A relação com os versículos 18 e 20 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Nomear Adam mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Gênesis 3:17-24
Versão King James17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Genesis 3:1 começa com “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…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Genesis 3:11 forma uma mudança natural: “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?”
A nota final
Genesis 3:24 deixa o leitor com “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, tree, woman, garden, Adam, serpent ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
O que Gênesis 3:15 promete?
No contexto imediato, o versículo descreve hostilidade entre a serpente e a mulher e entre suas descendências. A tradição cristã o lê como uma antecipação da vitória sobre o mal à luz de textos posteriores sobre Cristo e a derrota de Satanás. Gênesis não menciona aqui o nome de Jesus, por isso a afirmação imediata deve ser distinguida da leitura teológica da Bíblia inteira.
Genesis 3:14-15 · Romans 16:20 · Hebrews 2:14 · Revelation 12:9
