Genesis

Genesis 3:14–15

14So the LORD God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this,

cursed are you above all livestock

and every beast of the field!

On your belly will you go,

and dust you will eat,

all the days of your life.

15And I will put enmity between you and the woman,

and between your seed and her seed.

He will crush your head,

and you will strike his heel.c”

Footnotes

  • c 3:15 Or He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel. The same Hebrew root for crush, bruise, or strike appears twice in this verse.

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Genesis 3:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the LORDיְהֹוָ֨הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֮han·nā·ḥāšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5175 serpent
Becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
you have doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
thisזֹּאת֒zōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
cursedאָר֤וּר’ā·rūrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH779 curse
are youאַתָּה֙’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
above allמִכָּל־mik·kālPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
livestockהַבְּהֵמָ֔הhab·bə·hê·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
and everyוּמִכֹּ֖לū·mik·kōlConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
beastחַיַּ֣תḥay·yaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2416 alive, living
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הhaś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
Onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your bellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣gə·ḥō·nə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1512 belly
you goתֵלֵ֔ךְṯê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and dustוְעָפָ֥רwə·‘ā·p̄ārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6083 dry earth, dust
youתֹּאכַ֖לtō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the daysיְמֵ֥יyə·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of your lifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃ḥay·ye·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH2416 alive, living

Genesis 3:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andבֵּֽינְךָ֙bê·nə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH996 interval, space between
I will putאָשִׁ֗ית’ā·šîṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7896 put, set
enmityוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀wə·’ê·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH342 enmity
betweenוּבֵ֣יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
and the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and betweenוּבֵ֥יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
your seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar·‘ă·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and her seedזַרְעָ֑הּzar·‘āhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
Heה֚וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
crushיְשׁוּפְךָ֣yə·šū·p̄ə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH7779 bruise
your headרֹ֔אשׁrōšNoun - masculine singularH7218 head
and youוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
strikeתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּtə·šū·p̄en·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7779 bruise
his heelעָקֵֽב׃ס‘ā·qêḇNoun - masculine singularH6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart

Cross-references

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Genesis 3:14 Micah 7:17 · Isaiah 65:25 · Psalm 72:9 · Isaiah 29:4 · Deuteronomy 28:15–20 · Genesis 9:6 · Leviticus 20:25 · Exodus 21:28–32

Genesis 3:15 Romans 16:20 · 1 John 3:8 · Revelation 12:17 · Isaiah 7:14 · Hebrews 2:14–15 · Galatians 4:4 · John 8:44 · Matthew 1:23 · Revelation 12:7–13 · Isaiah 53:3–4 · Matthew 13:38 · Luke 10:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.