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Sforno on Genesis 3:12/ספורנו על בראשית ג׳:י״ב

אהִיא. שֶׁנָּתַתָּ אוֹתָהּ לְעֵזֶר וּלְהוֹעִיל:
1היא, she, who was meant to be an assistant to me has turned out to be the opposite.
בנָתְנָה לִּי מִן הָעֵץ. וְהָיְתָה לְמִכְשׁוֹל, וּבָזֶה יִחֵס אַשְׁמָתוֹ לְקוֹנוֹ תְּמוּרַת הַתְּשׁוּבָה שֶׁהָיְתָה רְאוּיָה לוֹ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁעָשָׂה דָּוִד בְּאָמְרוֹ אֶל נָתָן "חָטָאתִי" (שמואל ב יב:יג).
2נתנה לי מן העץ, and has become a hindrance instead of a help. By saying these words, Adam tried to blame his Creator for having committed a sin. Adam, instead of being defensive by repenting, apologizing, admitting his guilt, as did David when the prophet Natan had called him to order over his conduct with Bat Sheva, (Samuel II 12,13)