Genesis 3:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 3:16 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 →
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אָמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַרְבָּ֤ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
אַרְבֶּה֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
עִצְּבוֹנֵ֣ךְ
ʻitstsâbôwn
H6093
toil
וְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְ
hêrôwn
H2032
conception
בְּעֶ֖צֶב
ʻetseb
H6089
pain
תֵּֽלְדִ֣י
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בָנִ֑ים
bên
H1121
son
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אִישֵׁךְ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
תְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ
tᵉshûwqâh
H8669
desire
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִמְשָׁל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בָּֽךְ
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World English Bible Public Domain
To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
To the woman he said, “To multiply I will multiply your pain and your childbearing; in pain you will bear children. Yet your desire for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).