Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
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ASV
and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
KJV
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ | ve.'ei.Vah | and enmity | H342 → |
| אָשִׁ֗ית | 'a.Shit | I will put | H7896 → |
| בֵּֽינְךָ֙ | bei.ne.Kha | between you | H996 → |
| וּבֵ֣ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | ha.'i.Shah | the woman | H802 → |
| וּבֵ֥ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| זַרְעֲךָ֖ | zar.'a.Kha | offspring your | H2233 → |
| וּבֵ֣ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| זַרְעָ֑הּ | zar.'Ah | offspring her | H2233 → |
| ה֚וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ | ye.shu.fe.Kha | he will bruise you | H7779 → |
| רֹ֔אשׁ | Rosh | head | H7218 → |
| וְאַתָּ֖ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ | te.shu.Fe.nu | you will bruise him | H7779 → |
| עָקֵֽב׃ ס | 'a.Kev | heel | H6119 → |
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