Genesis 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 3:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהֹוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַנָּחָשׁ֮
nâchâsh
H5175
serpent
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עָשִׂ֣יתָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
זֹּאת֒
zôʼth
H2063
this
אָר֤וּר
ʼârar
H779
to curse
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
וּמִכֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
חַיַּ֣ת
chay
H2416
living
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
גְּחֹנְךָ֣
gâchôwn
H1512
belly
תֵלֵ֔ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְעָפָ֥ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
תֹּאכַ֖ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יְמֵ֥י
yôwm
H3117
day
חַיֶּֽיךָ
chay
H2416
living
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all the livestock and above every living thing of the field. You will move on your belly, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).