Genesis 3:14-15 — NASB | maBible

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14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life;

15 And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.”

Passage themes

The divine sentence — thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field
Crawling and eating dust — upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat
War declared — I will put enmity between thee and the woman
The devil's children — between thy seed
The promised son — and her seed
Victory over Satan — it shall bruise thy head
The wounded Messiah — thou shalt bruise his heel

Notes and references

Lit put enmity between you
Lit seed
Lit Seed; i.e., a prophetic reference to Christ
Or crush

Events in this chapter

3.1 — Chute
3.7 — Conséquences chute

Did you know?

Le prix du pardon La Genèse rapporte le premier sacrifice de la Bible : Dieu lui-même habille Adam et Ève de vêtements de peau (Genèse 3:21). Pour couvrir leur honte, un animal a dû mourir. Dès le début, le pardon a un prix, et c'est Dieu qui le paie.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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