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Genesis 3:3

WEB

3but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall not touch it, lest you die.’”

KJV

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.

BSB

3but 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.’”

FBV

3God told us, ‘You mustn't eat from that tree, or even touch it, otherwise you'll die.’”

Related Resources

Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 1) - BibleProject
Book of Genesis Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject
The Design of Creation for Man and Woman: Colossians 3:18–21, Part 3 - Desiring God

Extra References

Genesis 2:16-17

16The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”


2 Corinthians 6:17

17Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.


Genesis 20:6

6God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.


Job 1:11

11But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”


Exodus 19:12-13

12You shall set bounds to the people all around, saying, ‘Be careful that you don’t go up onto the mountain, or touch its border. Whoever touches the mountain shall be surely put to death. 13No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot through; whether it is animal or man, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come up to the mountain.”


Job 2:5

5But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”


Colossians 2:21

21“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch


Job 19:21

21Have pity on me. Have pity on me, you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.


1 Chronicles 16:22

22“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”


1 Corinthians 7:1

1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.