16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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16 To the woman he said,

“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
    with painful labor you will give birth to children.(A)
Your desire will be for your husband,
    and he will rule over you.(B)

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16 He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;
you will bear children with painful effort.(A)
Your desire(B) will be for your husband,
yet he will rule over you.

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16 To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain [a]in childbirth,
In pain you will (A)bring forth children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And (B)he will rule over you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:16 Lit and your pregnancy, conception