Some years back, I matched the Bible (KJ) to the scrolls. Since the Bible was written from the scroll they should match. As I recall, Eve did not eat from the tree, but partook of it. A person can partake in many events, does not mean they ate of it. You can partake in a football game, vote, or many other events.
I'm 77 years old. I have been a student of the Bible for over fifty years. Many of you may think I'm off base. Everyone to their own opinion. I'm not out to change people. Most of the People I talk with study the Bible in depth, they don't just read scriptures...they search out the truth in them.
I'm thinking this forum is not a place for me.
The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's Number: 398
Original Word Word Origin
lka a primitive root
Transliterated Word TDNT Entry
'akal TWOT - 85
Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech
aw-kal' Verb
Definition
to eat, devour, burn up, feed
(Qal)
to eat (human subject)
to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)
to devour, consume (of fire)
to devour, slay (of sword)
to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)
to devour (of oppression)
(Niphal)
to be eaten (by men)
to be devoured, consumed (of fire)
to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)
(Pual)
to cause to eat, feed with
to cause to devour
(Hiphil)
to feed
to cause to eat
(Piel)
consume
I am still waiting to hear how Satan's offspring made it to the other side of the flood?