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OET (OET-LV) And_hostility I_will_put between_you(ms) and_between the_woman and_between your_offspring and_between her_offspring he he/it_will_crush/cover_over_you(ms) head and_you(ms) you(ms)_will_crush/cover_over_him/it heel.
OET (OET-RV) I’ll put hostility between you and the woman
⇔ between your descendants and hers.
⇔ He will crush your head
⇔ and you’ll strike his heel.”
וְאֵיבָ֣ה אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין זַרְעָ֑הּ
and=hostility I_will_put/place between=you(ms) and=between the=woman and=between your(ms)=seed/fruit and=between her/its=seed/fruit
Alternate translation: “I will also cause you and the woman to be enemies with each other, and your offspring and her offspring to also be enemies.”
ה֚וּא
he/it
The pronoun He is ambiguous here. It could refer to: (1) the woman’s descendant (Jesus) who would one day come to earth as the Messiah/Christ; or (2) the woman’s descendants who will constantly be enemies of the snake’s descendants. If you follow the first interpretation, this would be the first prophecy in the Bible about the Messiah/Christ (“the Anointed One” or “the Promised Savior King”) who would come to earth and destroy Satan’s power (Hebrews 2:14). You could include that information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “In fact, her offspring” or “In fact, one of her descendants”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ רֹ֔אשׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ עָקֵֽב
he/it_will_crush/cover_over=you(ms) head and=you(ms) you(ms)_will_crush/cover_over=him/it heel/hoof//track
This is figurative language that Satan will harm the Messiah, but the Messiah will destroy him. For some languages it is better to switch the order of these clauses and say, “In fact, you will strike/bite/bruise the heel of one of her descendants, but he will strike/crush your head.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
3:15 hostility: The prophet Isaiah envisions the day when the Messiah’s kingdom will restore all of creation to a harmonious state like the Garden of Eden before humans sinned (see Isa 11:8).
• her offspring (literally her seed): This collective noun can refer to a single descendant or many. The ancient Near Eastern concept of corporate solidarity (e.g., “you and your descendants,” Gen 28:14) is also behind this description of the ongoing hostility that would exist between humans and snakes. The pattern is set using singular terms (He . . . you). Christian interpreters have traditionally understood this verse as a prophecy of Christ, the seed of Abraham and the culmination of the woman’s seed (Gal 3:16; 4:4).
• strike: The striking of his heel is a reference to the suffering of God’s servant (see Isa 53), while striking the serpent’s head—a more definitive blow—is ultimately fulfilled in Christ’s death, resurrection, and final victory over Satan (1 Cor 15:55-57; Rev 12:7-9; 20:7-10).
OET (OET-LV) And_hostility I_will_put between_you(ms) and_between the_woman and_between your_offspring and_between her_offspring he he/it_will_crush/cover_over_you(ms) head and_you(ms) you(ms)_will_crush/cover_over_him/it heel.
OET (OET-RV) I’ll put hostility between you and the woman
⇔ between your descendants and hers.
⇔ He will crush your head
⇔ and you’ll strike his heel.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.