Genesis 3:15

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.””
Genesis 3:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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AndוְI will putאָשִׁיתenmityאֵיבָהbetween youבֵּינְךָand the woman,וּבֵין הָאִשָּׁהand between your offspringוּבֵין זַרְעֲךָand her offspring;וּבֵין זַרְעָהּheהוּאwill strikeיְשׁוּפְyouךָon thehead,רֹאשׁandוְyouאַתָּהwill strikeתְּשׁוּפֶhimנּוּon theheel.”עָקֵב

Literally

“Offspring” translates zera, “seed,” a singular noun that can designate one or many (compare 22:17). The pronoun that follows, “he” (hu), is masculine singular and agrees with zera.

Source: Genesis 3:15; Genesis 22:17

Documented fact

Genesis 3:15, word by word

I will putאָשִׁיתashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

Where else “ashit” appears

enmityאֵיבָהeva

enmity

Enmity, hostility between two parties.

Where else “eva” appears

and the womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears

and between your offspringזַרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zara” appears

will strikeיְשׁוּפְyeshuf

strike

Deal a wounding blow; batter.

Where else “yeshuf” appears

headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rosh” appears

heelעָקֵבakev

heel

The back part of the foot, under the ankle.

Where else “akev” appears

The context

14And YHWH Elohim said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you from among all the livestock and from among every animal of the field; on your belly you will go, and dust you will eat all the days of your life.

15 · This verse (above)

16To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your toil and your pregnancies; with pain you will give birth to children; and toward your husband will be your desire, and he will rule over you.”

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To study Genesis 3 in a group

1. What it says
What did the serpent say to the woman, and what did she and the man do afterward (vv. 1-6)?
2. What it means
What changed between the man, the woman, and Elohim after they ate the fruit (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
When you fail, how can you come near to Elohim instead of hiding, as the man did (v. 8)?

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