El panorama
Génesis 3 abre con “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and…” y termina con “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.

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Génesis · Versión King James · 24Génesis 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD…
Génesis 3:1–8 abre con “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he…” y llega a “And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La desconfianza entra en el jardín, llega el exilio y la violencia de Caín muestra cuán rápido el pecado pasa del corazón humano a la historia humana.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“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…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Génesis 3:1-8
Versión 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.
Génesis 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: The LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Génesis 3:9–16 abre con “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” y llega a “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La desconfianza entra en el jardín, llega el exilio y la violencia de Caín muestra cuán rápido el pecado pasa del corazón humano a la historia humana.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 3 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Génesis 3:9-16
Versión 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.
Génesis 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy…
Génesis 3:17–24 abre con “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of…” y llega a “So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La desconfianza entra en el jardín, llega el exilio y la violencia de Caín muestra cuán rápido el pecado pasa del corazón humano a la historia humana.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen dust, return, bread. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Nombrar a Adam mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 3:17-24
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 3:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 3:11 forma un giro 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?”
La nota final
Genesis 3:24 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, tree, woman, garden, Adam, serpent ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
¿Qué promete Génesis 3:15?
En su contexto inmediato, el versículo describe hostilidad entre la serpiente y la mujer y entre sus descendencias. La tradición cristiana lo ha leído como una anticipación temprana de la victoria sobre el mal a la luz de textos posteriores sobre Cristo y la derrota de Satanás. Génesis no menciona aquí el nombre de Jesús, por lo que conviene distinguir la afirmación inmediata de la lectura teológica de toda la Biblia.
Genesis 3:14-15 · Romans 16:20 · Hebrews 2:14 · Revelation 12:9
