Genesis 3:15-16

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵And I will ^[a]^(A)make enemies
Of you and the woman,
And of your ^[b]offspring and her ^[c]Descendant;
^(B)He shall ^[d]bruise you on the head,
And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”

¹⁶To the woman He said,

“I will greatly multiply
Your pain ^[e]in childbirth,
In pain you shall ^(C)deliver children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And ^(D)he shall rule over you.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 3:15 Lit put enmity between you
Genesis 3:15 Lit seed
Genesis 3:15 Lit Seed; i.e., a prophetic reference to Christ
Genesis 3:15 Or crush
Genesis 3:16 Lit and your pregnancy

Genesis 3:15-16

New International Version

¹⁵And I will put enmity
    between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring^[a]^(A) and hers;^(B)
he will crush^[b] your head,^(C)
    and you will strike his heel.”

¹⁶To the woman he said,

“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.^(D)
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.^(E)”

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