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Genesis 3:12

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 the woman as his companion. Guilt makes the man first a coward, and then insolent.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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