In Genesis 2: 16 & 17, God commanded man not to eat of the tree 🌲of knowledge of good and evil.

God said in verse 17 that " .. in the day you eat of it, you shall surely die"

Adam and Eve ate of that tree 🌲and yet were still alive.

The serpent said in Genesis 3: 4 & 5 that " you will not surely die" and gave the reason why God did not want man to eat of that 🌲

Question 1

Did God lie or is what He said untrue?

Question 2

The serpent said in Genesis 3:4 "You will not surely die" and in verse 5, the serpent gave the reason why God did not want man to eat of the 🌲 of knowledge of good and evilIs what the serpent said true or correct?