Core Text
Core Textוְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם — מַאי עַרְמוּמִיתֵיהּ? אָמַר: יוֹדֵעַ אֲנִי שֶׁאָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת תָּמוּת, הֲרֵי אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ וּמְרַמֶּה בָּהֶם אֶת הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ, וְהֵם אוֹכְלִים וְנֶעֱנָשִׁים וַאֲנִי יוֹרֵשׁ אֶת הָאָרֶץ לְעַצְמִי.
English of Core Text: “And the serpent was cunning” — what was his cunning? He said: I know that the Holy One, blessed be He, said “for on the day you eat of it you shall surely die.” Behold, I will go and deceive the man and his wife with them; they will eat and be punished, and I will inherit the earth for myself.