ሰይጣንም ከሐፍረተ ገላቸው የተሸሸገውን ለእነርሱ ሊገልጽባቸው በድብቅ ንግግር ጎተጎታቸው ፡ ፡ « ጌታችሁም መልኣኮች እንዳትኾኑ ወይም ከዘላለም ነዋሪዎች እንዳትኾኑ እንጂ ከዚህች ዛፍ አልከለከላችሁም » አላቸው ፡ ፡
Then Satan tempted them , to expose to them what was hidden from them of their nakedness , and he said , ‘ Your Lord has only forbidden you from this tree lest you should become angels , or lest you become immortal . ’