Genesis

Genesis 3:15–16

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”

¹⁶To the woman He said:

“I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth;

in pain you will bring forth children.

Your desire will be for your husband,^d

and he will rule over you.”

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.
d 3:16 Or You will desire to control your husband

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Genesis 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	בֵּֽינְךָ֙	bê·nə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H996 interval, space between
I will put	אָשִׁ֗ית	’ā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7896 put, set
enmity	וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀	wə·’ê·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H342 enmity
between	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
and the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and between	וּבֵ֥ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
your seed	זַרְעֲךָ֖	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and her seed	זַרְעָ֑הּ	zar·‘āh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
He	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
crush	יְשׁוּפְךָ֣	yə·šū·p̄ə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7779 bruise
your head	רֹ֔אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and you	וְאַתָּ֖ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
strike	תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ	tə·šū·p̄en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7779 bruise
his heel	עָקֵֽב׃ס	‘ā·qêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6119 heel, footprint, hinderpart

Genesis 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To	אֶֽל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the woman	הָאִשָּׁ֣ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
He said	אָמַ֗ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will sharply increase	הַרְבָּ֤ה	har·bāh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your pain	עִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְ	‘iṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·nêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H6093 pain, toil
in childbirth	וְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְ	wə·hê·rō·nêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2032 conception, pregnancy
in pain	בְּעֶ֖צֶב	bə·‘e·ṣeḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6089 pain, hurt, toil
you will bring forth	תֵּֽלְדִ֣י	tê·lə·ḏî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
children	בָנִ֑ים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
Your desire	תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ	tə·šū·qā·ṯêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H8669 longing
for	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
your husband	אִישֵׁךְ֙	’î·šêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H376 man
and he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will rule	יִמְשָׁל־	yim·šāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over you	בָּֽךְ׃ס	bāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

Cross-references

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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

Genesis 3:16 Titus 2:5 · Colossians 3:18 · 1 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Timothy 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:34 · Ephesians 5:22–24 · 1 Timothy 2:11–12 · 1 Corinthians 7:4 · John 16:21 · Genesis 4:7 · 1 Peter 3:1–6 · Jeremiah 6:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.