Genesis 3
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Genesis 3:14-17

14So the LORDH3068 GodH430 saidH559 toH413 the serpentH5175:

“BecauseH3588 you have doneH6213 thisH2063,cursedH779 are youH859 above allH3605 livestockH929and everyH3605 beastH2416 of the fieldH7704!OnH5921 your bellyH1512 will you goH1980,and dustH6083 you will eatH398,allH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2416.15AndH996 I will putH7896 enmityH342 betweenH996 you and the womanH802,and betweenH996 your seedH2233H996 and her seedH2233.HeH1931 will crushH7779 your headH7218,and youH859 will strikeH7779 his heelH6119.1”

16ToH413 the womanH802 He saidH559:

“I will sharply increaseH7235 your painH6093 in childbirthH2032;in painH6089 you will bring forthH3205 childrenH1121.Your desireH8669 will be forH413 your husbandH376,2and heH1931 will ruleH4910 over you.”

17And to AdamH121 He saidH559:

“BecauseH3588 you have listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 ofH4480 your wifeH802and have eatenH398 from the treeH6086of whichH834 I commandedH6680H559 you notH3808 to eatH398,cursedH779 is the groundH127 because of youH5668;through toilH6093 you will eat of itH398allH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2416.
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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 3:15 Or He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel. The same Hebrew root for crush, bruise, or strike appears twice in this verse. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 3:16 Or You will desire to control your husband ↩

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