Genesis 3:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 3:20 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 3:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.”

Genesis 3:20 — World English Bible

Genesis 3:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — American Standard Version

Genesis 3:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 3:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Man called his wife's name Eve; because she is the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — Darby Translation

Genesis 3:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(And the man called his wiues name Heuah, because she was the mother of all liuing)”

Genesis 3:20 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 3:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — The Living Sword

Genesis 3:20 in Context — Genesis 3

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.

22 L’Éternel Dieu dit: Voici, l’homme est devenu comme l’un de nous, pour la connaissance du bien et du mal. Empêchons-le maintenant d’avancer sa main, de prendre de l’arbre de vie, d’en manger, et de vivre éternellement.

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What Does Genesis 3:20 Mean?

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