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# You ... you ... your ... you
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These words refer to the man and the woman and so are dual or plural. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# your eyes will be opened
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"your eyes will open." This idiom means "you will become aware of things" or "you will understand new things." This meaning can be stated clearly. AT: "It will be as though your eyes were opened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# knowing good and evil
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Here "good and evil" is a figure of speech that refers to both extremes and everything in between. See how you translated "knowledge of good and evil" in [Genesis 2:9](../02/09.md). AT: "knowing everything, including both good and evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
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# it was a delight to the eyes
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"the tree was delightful to look at" or "it was nice to look at" or "it was very beautiful"
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# that the tree was desirable to make one wise
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"she wanted the tree's fruit because it could make a person wise" or "she wanted its fruit because it could make her understand what was right and wrong just as God does" |