Genesis 3:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 3:20 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 3:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 3:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.”

Genesis 3:20 — World English Bible

Genesis 3:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — American Standard Version

Genesis 3:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 3:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Man called his wife's name Eve; because she is the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — Darby Translation

Genesis 3:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(And the man called his wiues name Heuah, because she was the mother of all liuing)”

Genesis 3:20 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 3:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.”

Genesis 3:20 — The Living Sword

Genesis 3:20 in Context — Genesis 3

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.

22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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What Does Genesis 3:20 Mean?

Genesis 3:20 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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