Genesis 3:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 3:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 3:19 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 3:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.””
Genesis 3:19 — World English Bible
Genesis 3:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 3:19 — American Standard Version
Genesis 3:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou <FI>art<Fi> , and unto dust thou turnest back.'”
Genesis 3:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 3:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return. ”
Genesis 3:19 — Darby Translation
Genesis 3:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.”
Genesis 3:19 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 3:19 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“in the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return."”
Genesis 3:19 — The Living Sword
Genesis 3:19 in Context — Genesis 3
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.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
What Does Genesis 3:19 Mean?
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