Genesis 3:13

"And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."

"What is this that thou hast done? ..." The meaning of this is: "How could you have done such a thing!" It is the same expression used by the pagan sailors who reproached Jonah with the words, "What is this that thou hast done?" (Jonah 1:10). As Whitelaw pointed out, "It is the language of one who wonders as at something prodigious."[16] In Eve's reply, there is the same fault that marred the response of Adam - no admission of sin, no asking of pardon, no expression of regret or sorrow, but merely a weak maneuver to place the blame upon the serpent who had "beguiled" her!