“ To Adam [God] said: ‘ Because you... ate from the tree concerning which I gave you this command,... in the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken.
یَهُوَه خدا آن را « درخت شناخت نیک و بد » نامید ،‏ زیرا آن درخت مظهر این بود که خدا حق دارد نیک و بد را برای انسان‌ها تعیین کند .‏