Genesis 3:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;”
Genesis 3:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 3:18 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 3:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.”
Genesis 3:18 — World English Bible
Genesis 3:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;”
Genesis 3:18 — American Standard Version
Genesis 3:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;”
Genesis 3:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 3:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.”
Genesis 3:18 — Darby Translation
Genesis 3:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thornes also, and thistles shall it bring foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the herbe of the fielde.”
Genesis 3:18 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 3:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“and thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you, and you shall eat the plants of the field;”
Genesis 3:18 — The Living Sword
Genesis 3:18 in Context — Genesis 3
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;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 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.
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
What Does Genesis 3:18 Mean?
Genesis 3:18 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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