KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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To get what Genesis 3:18 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Thorns” | וְק֥וֹץ | A thorn | Thorns |
| “also and thistles” | וְדַרְדַּ֖ר | A thorn | also thistles |
| “shall it bring forth” | תַּצְמִ֣יחַֽ | To sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) | bring forth |
| “to thee; and thou shalt eat” | וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “the herb” | עֵ֥שֶׂב | Grass (or any tender shoot) | herb |
| “of the field;” | הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ | A field (as flat) | field |
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16 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.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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.
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