Genesis 3:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 3:19 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 3:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 3:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.””
Genesis 3:19 — World English Bible
Genesis 3:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19 — American Standard Version
Genesis 3:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou <FI>art<Fi> , and unto dust thou turnest back.'”
Genesis 3:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 3:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19 — Darby Translation
Genesis 3:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.”
Genesis 3:19 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 3:19 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“in the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return."”
Genesis 3:19 — The Living Sword
Genesis 3:19 in Context — Genesis 3
17 Il dit à l’homme: Puisque tu as écouté la voix de ta femme, et que tu as mangé de l’arbre au sujet duquel je t’avais donné cet ordre: Tu n’en mangeras point! Le sol sera maudit à cause de toi. C’est à force de peine que tu en tireras ta nourriture tous les jours de ta vie,
18 il te produira des épines et des ronces, et tu mangeras de l’herbe des champs.
19 C’est à la sueur de ton visage que tu mangeras du pain, jusqu’à ce que tu retournes dans la terre, d’où tu as été pris; car tu es poussière, et tu retourneras dans la poussière.
20 Adam donna à sa femme le nom d’Ève: car elle a été la mère de tous les vivants.
21 L’Éternel Dieu fit à Adam et à sa femme des habits de peau, et il les en revêtit.
What Does Genesis 3:19 Mean?
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