[agrace]

Genesis Ch.2 V.17 "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

Clearly the use of "DAY" does not refer to a 24 hour span of time - from our perspective, nor does it mean that in any of the other instances where "in the day that" is used.

He meant spiritual death, which did in fact occur that very day.

[azhenfud]

"He meant spiritual death, which did in fact occur that very day."

No, the spiritual death didn't occur until after God pronounced judgement and removed them both from the garden. Until the curse, there was no death. Genesis 3:19