Genesis 3:13-16

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "¹The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14 The LORD God said to the serpent, "²Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And ³dust you will eat All the days of your life;

15 And I will put ⁴enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; ⁵He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel."

16 To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will ⁶bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And ⁷he will rule over you."

Genesis 3:13-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 3

In this chapter an account is given of the temptation of our first parents, of the instrument of it, and of their fall into it, and of the effect of it, Ge 3:1-7 their summons upon it to appear before God, against whom they had sinned, Ge 3:8-10 their examination by him, and the excuses they made, Ge 3:11-13 the various sentences passed of the serpent, the woman, and the man, Ge 3:14-19 some incidental things recorded, expressive of faith and hope in man, and of favour to him, Ge 3:20,21 and his expulsion from the garden of Eden, Ge 3:22-24.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:14
• 2. Deuteronomy 28:15-20
• 3. Isaiah 65:25; Micah 7:17
• 4. Revelation 12:17
• 5. Romans 16:20
• 6. John 16:21; 1 Timothy 2:15
• 7. 1 Corinthians 14:34

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "crush"
• [b]. Lit "and your pregnancy, conception"