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He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” <a href="/esv/genesis/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” <a href="/amp/genesis/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel.” <a href="/csb/genesis/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel. <a href="/asv/genesis/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. <a href="/cev/genesis/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel." <a href="/erv/genesis/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. <a href="/gwt/genesis/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel." <a href="/gnt/genesis/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel." <a href="/isv/genesis/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> "I'll place hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. He'll strike you on the head, and you'll strike him on the heel." <a href="/msb/genesis/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” <a href="/net/genesis/3.htm">NET Bible</a> And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel." <a href="/nheb/genesis/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel." <a href="/wbt/genesis/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. <a href="/web/genesis/3.htm">World English Bible</a> I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He bruises your head, and you bruise His heel.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.' <a href="/slt/genesis/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will put enmity between thee and between the woman, and between thy seed and between her seed; it shall lie in wait for thee as to the head, and thou shalt lie in wait for him as to the heel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I will put enmities between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. She will crush your head, and you will lie in wait for her heel.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/3.htm">New American Bible</a> I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; They will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your posterity and her posterity; her posterity shall tread your head under foot, and you shall strike him in his heel. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall put hatred between you and the Woman, and between your seed and her seed. He shall tread upon your head and you will strike him in his heel.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; they shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.' <a href="/sep/genesis/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed, he shall watch against thy head, and thou shalt watch against his heel. <a href="/parallel/genesis/3-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=649" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">The Fate of the Serpent</a> 14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. 15<a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- An interval, space between. ">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: ’ā·šîṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">I will put</a> <a href="/hebrew/342.htm" title="342: wə·’ê·ḇāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Enmity. From 'ayab; hostility.">enmity</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between you</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and the woman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">and between</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">your seed</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘āh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and her seed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7779.htm" title="7779: yə·šū·p̄ə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To bruise. A primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. Snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm.">will crush</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">your head,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7779.htm" title="7779: tə·šū·p̄en·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To bruise. A primitive root; properly, to gape, i.e. Snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm.">will strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/6119.htm" title="6119: ‘ā·qêḇ (N-ms) -- Heel, footprint, hind part. Or hiqqbah; from aqab; a heel; hence, a track; figuratively, the rear.">his heel.” </a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. <a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a> “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”). <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Revelation 12:17</a> And the dragon was enraged at the woman and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. <a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. <a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4</a> But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, <a href="/luke/1-35.htm">Luke 1:35</a> The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a> The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14</a> Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, <a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a> And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/micah/5-3.htm">Micah 5:3</a> Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a> For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Jeremiah 31:22</a> How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; it shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.enmity.<a href="/numbers/21-6.htm">Numbers 21:6,7</a> And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died… <a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a> And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:<a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a> They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.thy seed.<a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a> But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.<a href="/matthew/13-38.htm">Matthew 13:38</a> The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;her seed.<a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11</a> The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Jeremiah 31:22</a> How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.it shall.<a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.<a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Ephesians 4:8</a> Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.<a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a> And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.thou.<a href="/genesis/49-17.htm">Genesis 49:17</a> Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3,4,12</a> He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not… <a href="/daniel/9-26.htm">Daniel 9:26</a> And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/revelation/18-13.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/james/4-4.htm">Enmity</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/revelation/19-12.htm">Head</a> <a href="/john/13-18.htm">Heel</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">War</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/4-23.htm">Bruise</a> <a href="/exodus/15-6.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/exodus/10-5.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/exodus/23-22.htm">Enmity</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Head</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Heel</a> <a href="/numbers/30-5.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/4-15.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">War</a> <a href="/genesis/31-39.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 3</div>1. <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">The serpent deceives Eve.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">God arraigns them.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">The serpent is cursed.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">The promised seed.</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">The punishment of mankind.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Their first clothing.</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Their expulsion from paradise.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>And I will put enmity The Hebrew word for "enmity" is "אֵיבָה" (eybah), which signifies hostility or animosity. This enmity is divinely instituted by God Himself, indicating a profound and enduring conflict. Historically, this enmity is seen as the spiritual warfare between good and evil, a theme that runs throughout the Bible. It is not merely a personal animosity but a cosmic struggle that involves all of humanity.between you and the woman The "you" refers to the serpent, which in Christian theology is often identified with Satan. The "woman" is Eve, representing humanity. This phrase suggests a perpetual conflict between Satan and humanity. Theologically, it underscores the role of women in God's redemptive plan, as it is through a woman that the Savior would eventually come.and between your seed and her seed The term "seed" (Hebrew: "זֶרַע" - zera) can mean offspring or descendants. "Your seed" refers to the followers of Satan, those who align themselves with evil. "Her seed" is a prophetic reference to Jesus Christ, who is born of a woman, Mary, without a human father, emphasizing the virgin birth. This phrase sets the stage for the unfolding narrative of redemption through Christ.He will crush your head The "He" is a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ. The act of crushing the head signifies a decisive and ultimate victory over Satan. In ancient Near Eastern culture, crushing the head of an enemy symbolized total defeat. This prophecy foreshadows Christ's victory over sin and death through His crucifixion and resurrection.and you will strike his heel The serpent's striking of the heel represents the suffering and crucifixion of Christ. While it is a painful and real wound, it is not a fatal blow. This imagery conveys the idea that while Satan would inflict suffering on Christ, it would not result in ultimate defeat. Instead, it is through this suffering that Christ achieves victory over sin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - And I will put enmity between thee and the woman. Referring - 1. To the fixed and inveterate antipathy between the serpent and the human race (Bush, Lange); to that alone (Knobel). 2. To the antagonism henceforth to be established between the tempter and mankind (Murphy); to that alone (Calvin, Bonar, Wordsworth, Macdonald). And between thy seed and her seed. Here the curse manifestly outgrows the literal serpent, and refers almost exclusively to the invisible tempter. The hostility commenced between the woman and her destroyer was to be continued by their descendants - the seed of the serpent being those of Eve's posterity who should imbibe the devil's spirit and obey the devil's rule (cf. <a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">1 John 3:10</a>); and the seed of the woman signifying those whose character and life should be of an opposite description, and in particular the Lord Jesus Christ, who is styled by preeminence "the Seed" (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16, 19</a>), and who came "to destroy the works of the devil" (<a href="/hebrews/2-4.htm">Hebrews 2:4</a>; <a href="/1_john/3-8.htm">1 John 3:8</a>). This we learn from the words which follow, and which, not obscurely, point to a seed which should be individual and personal. It - or he; αὐτος (LXX.); not ipsa (Vulgate, Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory the Great; later Romish interpreters understanding the Virgin) - shall bruise. 1. Shall crush, trample down - rendering שׁוּפ by torero or conterere (Vulgate, Syriac, Samaritan, Tuch, Baumgarten, Keil, Kalisch). . . . <a href="/commentaries/genesis/3-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And בֵּֽינְךָ֙ (bê·nə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between I will put אָשִׁ֗ית (’ā·šîṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> To put, set enmity וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ (wə·’ê·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_342.htm">Strong's 342: </a> Hostility between [you] וּבֵ֣ין (ū·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between and the woman, הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female and between וּבֵ֥ין (ū·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> An interval, space between your seed זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity and her seed. זַרְעָ֑הּ (zar·‘āh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity He ה֚וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are {will} crush יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ (yə·šū·p̄ə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7779.htm">Strong's 7779: </a> To gape, snap at, to overwhelm your head, רֹ֔אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head and you וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you {will} strike תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּ (tə·šū·p̄en·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7779.htm">Strong's 7779: </a> To gape, snap at, to overwhelm his heel.” עָקֵֽב׃ (‘ā·qêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6119.htm">Strong's 6119: </a> Heel, footprint, hind part <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you (Gen. 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