Genesis 3:14
Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.This verse in the real world
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- גָּחוֹןgâchôwnthe external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )
- אַתָּהʼattâhthou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
- נָחָשׁnâchâsha snake (from its hiss)
- אָרַרʼârarto execrate
- עָפָרʻâphârdust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- שָׂדֶהsâdeha field (as flat)
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mic 7:17, Isa 65:25, Psa 72:9, Isa 29:4, Lev 20:25, Gen 9:6, Deu 28:15–20, Exo 21:28–32