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Genesis 3:1–2

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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, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3Rank 1 from verse 1
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    3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

  2. 2 Corinthians 11:14Rank 2 from verse 1
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    14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

  3. Revelation 12:9Rank 3 from verse 1
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    9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

  4. Revelation 20:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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    2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

  5. Matthew 4:3Rank 5 from verse 1
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    3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

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  1. Psalms 58:4Rank 1 from verse 2
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    4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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Genesis 3:1

COMBINED MEANING

subtil

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Clever, crafty, artful, cunning, or skilled in concealing design and using indirect means, especially to deceive or beguile.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Genesis 3:2

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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fruit

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Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1NOW 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?

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2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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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.

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