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Genesis 3:18-20
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 3:18-20
Contemporary English Version
18 Your food will be plants,
but the ground will produce
thorns and thistles.
19 You will sweat all your life
to earn a living;
you were made out of soil,
and you will once again
turn into soil.”
20 The man Adam[a] named his wife Eve[b] because she would become the mother of all who live.
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Genesis 3:18-20
New International Version
Genesis 3:18-20
New International Version
18 It will produce thorns and thistles(A) for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.(B)
19 By the sweat of your brow(C)
you will eat your food(D)
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”(E)
20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b](F) because she would become the mother of all the living.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:20 Or The man
- Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
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