Genesis 3:16-17
King James Version
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.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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Genesis 3:16-17
New International Version
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)”
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’(C)
Genesis 3:16-17
New King James Version
16 To the woman He said:
“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(A)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(B)Your desire shall be [a]for your husband,
And he shall (C)rule over you.”
17 Then to Adam He said, (D)“Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree (E)of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:
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- Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward
Genesis 3:16-17
English Standard Version
16 To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
(A)in pain you shall bring forth children.
(B)Your desire shall be contrary to[a] your husband,
but he shall (C)rule over you.”
17 And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
(D)of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
(E)cursed is the ground because of you;
(F)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:16 Or shall be toward (see 4:7)
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