Genesis 3:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”

Genesis 3:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 3:15 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 3:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 3:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.””

Genesis 3:15 — World English Bible

Genesis 3:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”

Genesis 3:15 — American Standard Version

Genesis 3:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'”

Genesis 3:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 3:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.”

Genesis 3:15 — Darby Translation

Genesis 3:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I will also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede and her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.”

Genesis 3:15 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 3:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall crush your head, and you shall bruise his heel."”

Genesis 3:15 — The Living Sword

Genesis 3:15 in Context — Genesis 3

13 Então o SENHOR Deus disse à mulher: “Por que fizeste isto?” E a mulher disse: “A serpente me enganou, e comi”.

14 E o SENHOR Deus disse à serpente: “Porque fizeste isto, maldita serás entre todos os animais selvagens e entre todos os animais do campo; sobre teu ventre andarás, e pó comerás todos os dias da tua vida.

15 E porei inimizade entre ti e a mulher, e entre tua descendência e a descendência dela; esta te ferirá a cabeça, e tu lhe ferirás o calcanhar”.

16 E para a mulher disse: “Multiplicarei grandemente as tuas dores e teus sofrimentos de parto; com dor darás à luz filhos; e o teu desejo será para o teu marido, e ele te dominará”.

17 E ao homem disse: “Porque deste ouvidos à voz de tua mulher, e comeste da árvore de que te mandei dizendo, ‘Não comerás dela’, maldita será a terra por causa de ti; com dor comerás dela todos os dias da tua vida;

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What Does Genesis 3:15 Mean?

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