Genesis
Genesis 3:15
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.