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Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 21. coats of skins ] in reference to Gen 3:7. The sense of shame is the result of the knowledge of evil. The present verse gives the traditional explanation of the origin of clothes. The word “coats” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:21”

And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 20. Eve ] Heb. avvah, that is, Living, or Life. The man is represented as calling his wife by this name, because she was the mother of the whole human race. The word is evidently of great antiquity; for it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:20”

In 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. 19. in the sweat of thy face ] As in the sentence upon the woman, so here, in the sentence upon the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:19”

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 18. thorns also, &c.] These are not new products of the soil because of sin, but are typical of that which the earth brings forth of itself, and of ground neglected or rendered fallow by man’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:18”

And 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; 17. cursed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:17”

Unto 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. 16. I will greatly multiply ] The sentence upon the woman deals with the two aspects of the married woman’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:16”

And 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. 15. and I will put enmity ] The first meaning of this sentence refers to the instinctive antipathy of mankind towards the serpent, and the frequently deadly … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:15”

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: 14 19. The Sentence 14. cursed art thou ] The word “cursed” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:14”

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. 13. The serpent beguiled me ] The woman, in answer to the direct and piercing question, lays the blame upon the serpent. For the word “beguiled,” cf. 2Co … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:13”

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 12. The woman, &c.] The man, unable to deny the charge, seeks to excuse himself by laying the blame primarily on the woman, and secondarily on Jehovah Himself, for having given him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:12”