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Genesis 3:20
New King James Version
Genesis 3:20
New King James Version
20 And Adam called his wife’s name (A)Eve,[a] because she was the mother of all living.
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- Genesis 3:20 Lit. Life or Living
Genesis 3:20
Authorized (King James) Version
Genesis 3:20
Authorized (King James) Version
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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Genesis 3:20
English Standard Version
Genesis 3:20
English Standard Version
20 The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.[a]
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- Genesis 3:20 Eve sounds like the Hebrew for life-giver and resembles the word for living
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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