Accept Good But Not Evil

Let me present one of the lessons I learned from examining deeper the following verses by looking at thier original Hebrew texts:

Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

The reader would usually wonder what is wrong with "knowing good and evil" that Adam and Eve had to be driven out of the Garden of Eden and lose their immortality. Curious question like this usually gets a response that the Scripture should not be questioned. I have found the answer that this question deserves. This is due to the translation of the English word "knowing" from the Hebrew word " יָדַע " pronounced "yada."

What I will illustrate now is how a slight shade of meaning in translating from the original Hebrew text to English can have a great incluence in our faith and belief. As I said a while ago, the English word "knowing" in Genesis 3:5 was translated from the Hebrew word " יָדַע " pronounced "yada." This makes the punishment of Adam and Eve look too harsh for just "knowing good and evil." Besides, Adam and Eve already knew good and evil before eating the forbidden fruit. Example is the evil of death that God warned them about. So, what is the real issue here? In my further studies I learned that the Hebrew word "yada" was translated 10 times to mean " adcknowledge" in the KJV. Example:

Isaiah 61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD Yahuwah hath blessed.

The English word "ackowledge" was translated from the same Hebrew word "yada." So "yada" in Genesis 3:5 means not just merely knowing, but admitting, accepting, allowing or conceding good and evil. The issue becomes clear. Adam and Eve should only accept good but reject evil. The gods in Genesis 3:5 referred to by the Serpent are those who have accepted both good and evil.

Until now God expects us to accept good but reject evil.