Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
He gives to his lie all that he has
English answer:
He puts everything he got into his lie
Added to glossary by
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Jun 30, 2009 13:44
15 yrs ago
English term
He gives to his lie all that he has
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Religion
commentary on Genesis 3:4
Having won the first round with Eve he is now in a position to deliver his knock-out blow. Hitherto the serpent had manifested what might be called a religious interest in the welfare of the woman. Now he changes his tactic. Now he is ready to engage in a direct denial of the truthfulness of what God has said. ***He gives to his lie all that he has***, employing a forceful manner of expressing it. We may paraphrase, "It is not true that ye shall surely die".
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Jul 2, 2009 04:40: Yasutomo Kanazawa Created KOG entry
Jul 4, 2009 21:25: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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He puts everything he got into his lie
It means that the serpent is trying to lie with all the things it can come up with to degrade and defame God; i.e. it puts everything it got into his lie.
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directs/focuses all his power to his lie
Channels all his power, resources and ability to his lie.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
egoism
The serpent became subtle in presenting Eve his idea, instilling it into her:"Ye shall not surely die: 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."He wants Eve not as a companion in his evil domain but as evil as he is.He longs to have a similar, he wishes to widen his own kingdom.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-07-01 07:53:51 GMT)
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"It is not true that ye shall surely die" - he knows that she is mortal anyway.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2009-07-01 07:53:51 GMT)
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"It is not true that ye shall surely die" - he knows that she is mortal anyway.
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