Font Size
Genesis 3:18-20
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 3:18-20
Lexham English Bible
18 And thorns and thistles shall sprout for you,
and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow[a]
you shall eat bread,
until your return to the ground.
For from it you were taken;
for you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.”
20 And the man[b] named[c] his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all life.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 3:19 Literally “your face”
- Genesis 3:20 “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
- Genesis 3:20 Literally “called the name”
Genesis 3:18-20
New International Version
Genesis 3:18-20
New International Version
18 It will produce thorns and thistles(A) for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.(B)
19 By the sweat of your brow(C)
you will eat your food(D)
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”(E)
20 Adam[a] named his wife Eve,[b](F) because she would become the mother of all the living.
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:20 Or The man
- Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.