Genesis 3
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Genesis 3:14-17

14Then the LordH3068 GodH430 saidH559 to the serpentH5175, “1BecauseH3588 you have doneH6213 thisH2088, CursedH779 are you moreH4480 thanH4480 allH3605 the livestockH929, And moreH4480 thanH4480 anyH3605 animalH2421 of the fieldH7704; On your bellyH1512 you shall goH1980, And 2dustH6083 you shall eatH398 AllH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2425;15And I will 34makeH7896 enemiesH342 Of you and the womanH802, And of your 5offspringH2233 and her 6DescendantH2233; 7He shall 8bruiseH7779 you on the headH7218, And you shall bruiseH7779 Him on the heelH6119.” 16To the womanH802 He saidH559, “I will greatlyH7235 multiplyH7235 Your painH6093 9in childbirthH2032, In painH6089 you shall 10deliverH3205 childrenH1121; Yet your desireH8669 will be for your husbandH376, And 11he shall ruleH4910 over you.” 17Then to AdamH121 He saidH559, “BecauseH3588 you have listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of your wifeH802, and have eatenH398 from the treeH6086 about whichH834 I commandedH6680 you, sayingH559, ‘You shall not eatH398 from it’; 12CursedH779 is the groundH127 becauseH5668 of you; 13With 14hardH6093 laborH6093 you shall eatH398 from it AllH3605 the daysH3117 of your lifeH2425.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 3:14 Deut 28:15-20 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 3:14 Is 65:25; Mic 7:17 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 3:15 Lit put enmity between you ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 3:15 Rev 12:17 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 3:15 Lit seed ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 3:15 Lit Seed; i.e., a prophetic reference to Christ ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 3:15 Rom 16:20 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 3:15 Or crush ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 3:16 Lit and your pregnancy ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 3:16 John 16:21; 1 Tim 2:15 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 3:16 1 Cor 14:34 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 3:17 Gen 5:29; Rom 8:20-22; Heb 6:8 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 3:17 Job 5:7; 14:1; Eccl 2:23 ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 3:17 Or hardship ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 3

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