For note: In ME and Far East there are certain traditions involved with language.
In Arabic, it is called tawil.
In Hebrew, it is called midrash.
These traditions say that within the communication of language, and knowledge and experience as the basis(both physical and spiritual), there is a natural bias that occurs as the one with more knowledge and experience speaks at a level above the understanding of the one with less, hence, interpretation is the natural element to fill the gap created by the differences. So named as defined above.
The first versions of the Torah/Pentatuech/OT, were written either in Aramaic, or possibly Akkadian(relative dialectic of the former). Later when Hebrew developed, it was written again. Then I am quite sure everyone knows the procession into western languages. This creates a number of problems, only two of which I will list:
Eastern languages are pictograph based and any character has two components: picture and phonetic. Characters in those languages can look very similar, but it is the phonetic part of the character that decides the meaning. They do not translate directly for this reason, and the fact that the interpretation level inherent to the language is obviated, means it cannot be translated at all.
Add to this the fact that the Torah, in old times was always taught in conjunction with the Kabbalah(initially a verbal tradition, later a manuscript), “mysticism”, and that has all but died, even in the greater part of the Judeaic world.
The Western Christian model of the Creation story does not include the discourses of Sophia(from the Kabbalah), (french translation of the Hebrew word for “wisdom”), who was the “heavenly witness” to the creation of all things, and sat on the right of God during this time and gave accounts.
As was said before, you must translate it at a personal level, from within, and that interpretation must be individual and therefore is not particularly relevant to anyone but the individual. Yes, there are essentially understood components of the story, but the interworkings of it are personal. This was intended, as is in line with the traditions of the originators, from the perspective of the era and culture.
From my perspective, Adam was obviously the greater of the fools, as is in line with the fact that I believe the female is inherently more adroit, due to an evolution of intuitive intellect.