Verse List for GEN 3:17

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OET (OET-RV) Then God said to the man, ⇔ “Because you did what your wife told you ⇔  and ate from that tree ⇔  that I’d told you not to eat from, ⇔ then the ground will be cursed because of you. ⇔ You’ll have to work hard to get food from it ⇔  all the rest of your life.

OET-LV and_to/for_humankind he _said if/because you _listened[fn] to_sound/voice your(ms)_woman/wife and_she/it _ate from the_tree which I _commanded_you(ms) to_say not you _must _eat from_him/it is_cursed the_soil on_account _of_you(ms) in_pain you(ms)_will _eat_it(f) all _of the _days _of your(ms)_life.

ULT Then to the man he said, “Since you listened to the voice of your wife and ate from the tree that I commanded you, saying, ‘You must not eat from it,’ ⇔ the ground is cursed because of you. ⇔  By painful toil you will eat, from it ⇔  all the days of your life.

UST Then God said to Adam, “You did what your wife said and ate fruit from the tree that I commanded you not to eat any fruit from. ⇔ Because of what you did, I have cursed the ground. ⇔  As a result, for as long as you live, ⇔  you will have to work very hard and suffer to grow enough food to eat.

BSB & MSB And to Adam He said: ⇔ “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife ⇔  and have eaten from the tree ⇔  of which I commanded you not to eat, ⇔ cursed [is] the ground because of you; ⇔  through toil you will eat [of] it ⇔  all the days of your life.

OEB To Adam he said, ⇔ ‘Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, ⇔ and ate from the tree ⇔ about which I ordered you: ⇔ “You must never eat from it” ⇔ the ground will be cursed because of you; ⇔ as long as you live, you will earn a living only by anguished toil.

WEBBE & WMBB To Adam he said, ⇔ “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, ⇔  and have eaten from the tree, ⇔  about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ ⇔  the ground is cursed for your sake. ⇔ You will eat from it with much labour all the days of your life.

NET But to Adam he said, ⇔ “Because you obeyed your wife ⇔ and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ⇔ ‘You must not eat from it,’ ⇔ cursed is the ground thanks to you; ⇔ in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

LSV And to the man He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and eat from the tree concerning which I have charged you, saying, You do not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on your account; in sorrow you eat of it [for] all days of your life,

FBV He told Adam, “Because you did[fn] what your wife told you, and ate fruit from the tree after I ordered you, ‘Don't eat fruit from this tree,’ the ground is now cursed because of you. You will have to work painfully hard to grow food from it throughout your whole life.

T4T Then Yahweh said to the man, “You heeded what your wife said, and you ate some of the fruit of the tree concerning which I commanded you saying, ‘Do not eat it.’ So I will make it difficult to grow things in the ground because of what you did. You will have to work hard as long as you live to produce things from the ground to eat.

LEB ¶  And to Adam[fn] he said, “Because you listened to the voice of your wife and you ate from the tree _⌊from which I forbade you to eat_⌋,[fn]
• the ground shall be cursed on your account.
• In pain you shall eat from it
• all the days of your life.

BBE And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

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JPS 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 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

ASV 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 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

DRA And to Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy work; with labour and toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life.

YLT And to the man He said, 'Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

Drby And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

RV 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 toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
(And unto Adam he said, Because thou/you hast hearkened unto the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee/you, saying, Thou/You shalt/shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy/your sake; in toil shalt/shall thou/you eat of it all the days of thy/your life;)

SLT And to Adam he said, Because thou didst listen to the voice of thy wife, and thou wilt eat from the tree which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat from it; cursed the earth for thy sake; in labor shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Wbstr And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to 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;

KJB-1769 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;
(And unto Adam he said, Because thou/you hast hearkened unto the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee/you, saying, Thou/You shalt/shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy/your sake; in sorrow shalt/shall thou/you eat of it all the days of thy/your life;)

KJB-1611 And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Unto Adam he sayde: Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tree concernyng the whiche I commaunded thee, saying, thou shalt not eate of it, cursed is the grounde for thy sake, in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe.
(Unto Adam he said: Because thou/you hast hearkened unto the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eaten of the tree concerning the which I commanded thee/you, saying, thou/you shalt/shall not eat of it, cursed is the ground for thy/your sake, in sorrow shalt/shall thou/you eat of it all the days of thy/your life.)

Gnva Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
(Also to Adam he said, Because thou/you hast obeyed the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee/you, saying, Thou/You shalt/shall not eat of it) cursed is the earth for thy/your sake: in sorrow shalt/shall thou/you eat of it all the days of thy/your life.)

Cvdl And vnto Adam he sayde: For so moch as thou hast herkened vnto the voyce of thy wyfe, and hast eaten of the tre, wherof I commaunded the, sayenge: thou shalt not eate of it. Cursed be ye earth for thy sake. With sorowe shalt thou eate therof, all the dayes of thy life.
(And unto Adam he said: For so much as thou/you hast hearkened unto the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded them, saying: thou/you shalt/shall not eat of it. Cursed be ye/you_all earth for thy/your sake. With sorrow shalt/shall thou/you eat thereof, all the days of thy/your life.)

Wycl Sothely God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree, of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid in thi werk; in traueylis thou schalt ete therof in alle daies of thi lijf;
(Sothely God saide to Adam, For thou/you heardest/heard the voice of thy/your wife, and hast eat of the tree, of which I commanded to thee/you that thou/you shouldest/should not eat, the earth shall be cursed in thy/your werk; in traueylis thou/you shalt/shall eat thereof in all days of thy/your life;)

Luth Und zu Adam sprach er: Dieweil du hast gehorchet der Stimme deines Weibes und gegessen von dem Bäume, davon ich dir gebot und sprach: Du sollst nicht davon essen; verflucht sei der Acker um deinetwillen; mit Kummer sollst du dich drauf nähren dein Leben lang.
(And to/for Adam spoke he: Meanwhile you(sg) have obeys the/of_the voice(n) your(s) woman and eaten from to_him trees, of_that I you/to_you(sg) commanded and spoke: You(sg) should not of_that eat; cursed be the/of_the field around/by/for for_your_sake; with Kummer should you(sg) you/yourself on_it nourish/feed your(s) life long.)

ClVg Adæ vero dixit: Quia audisti vocem uxoris tuæ, et comedisti de ligno, ex quo præceperam tibi ne comederes, maledicta terra in opere tuo: in laboribus comedes ex ea cunctis diebus vitæ tuæ.[fn]
(Adæ indeed/however he/she_said: Because you_heard voice wife’s yours, and I_atesti from/about wood, from where I_had_ordered to_you not to_eats, curse earth/land in/into/on by_work your: in/into/on labours you_will_eat from them to_all days of_life yours.)

UHB וּ⁠לְ⁠אָדָ֣ם אָמַ֗ר כִּֽי־שָׁמַעְתָּ֮ לְ⁠ק֣וֹל אִשְׁתֶּ⁠ךָ֒ וַ⁠תֹּ֨אכַל֙ מִן־הָ⁠עֵ֔ץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר צִוִּיתִ֨י⁠ךָ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑⁠נּוּ אֲרוּרָ֤ה הָֽ⁠אֲדָמָה֙ בַּֽ⁠עֲבוּרֶ֔⁠ךָ בְּ⁠עִצָּבוֹן֙ תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔⁠נָּה כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽי⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Τῷ δὲ Ἀδὰμ εἶπεν· ὅτι ἤκουσας τῆς φωνῆς τῆς γυναικός σου, καὶ ἔφαγες ἀπὸ τοῦ ξύλου, οὗ ἐνετειλάμην σοι τούτου μόνου μὴ φαγεῖν, ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἔφαγες, ἐπικατάρατος ἡ γῆ ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου· ἐν λύπαις φάγῃ αὐτὴν πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου.

BrTr And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree concerning which I charged thee of it only not to eat—of that thou hast eaten, cursed is the ground in thy labours, in pain shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.