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 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15 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.

16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

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What Does Genesis 3:15 Mean?

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