14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,

(A)Because you have done this,
Cursed are you more than all the livestock,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And (B)dust you shall eat
All the days of your life;
15 And I will [a](C)make enemies
Of you and the woman,
And of your [b]offspring and her [c]Descendant;
(D)He shall [d]bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”

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  1. Genesis 3:15 Lit put enmity between you
  2. Genesis 3:15 Lit seed
  3. Genesis 3:15 Lit Seed; i.e., a prophetic reference to Christ
  4. Genesis 3:15 Or crush

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,

“Cursed(A) are you above all livestock
    and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
    and you will eat dust(B)
    all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring[a](C) and hers;(D)
he will crush[b] your head,(E)
    and you will strike his heel.”

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  1. Genesis 3:15 Or seed
  2. Genesis 3:15 Or strike

“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
No longer shall you be named [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come from you. I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your [c]descendants after you throughout their generations as an (E)everlasting covenant, (F)to be God to you and (G)to your [d]descendants after you.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 I.e., exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 I.e., father of a multitude
  3. Genesis 17:7 Lit seed
  4. Genesis 17:7 Lit seed

“As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F) I will establish my covenant(G) as an everlasting covenant(H) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(I) and the God of your descendants after you.(J)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

18 And (A)in your [a]seed all the nations of the earth shall [b]be blessed, because you have (B)obeyed My voice.”

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves

18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](A) because you have obeyed me.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

16 To the woman He said,

“I will greatly multiply
Your pain [a]in childbirth,
In pain you shall (A)deliver children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And (B)he shall rule over you.”

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  1. Genesis 3:16 Lit and your pregnancy

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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