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20 The man called his wife Eve, for she was the mother of all those who lived.

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20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

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20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b](A) because she would become the mother of all the living.

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Or The man
  2. Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.

20 The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.[a]

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  1. Genesis 3:20 Eve sounds like the Hebrew for life-giver and resembles the word for living