The last part of v 6, as often when a Hebrew narrative is intended to present a very strong emphasis on an action in order to presage its gravity, comprises a series of very short clauses—in this case, four—each beginning with a finite form of a verb. Here, we should translate, Then she took from its fruit, and she ate, and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate; all this in only eight Hebrew words, four of which are verbs. Once the woman had made up her mind, the author/editor allows