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Genesis 3

Gen. 3:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will put
shiyth (Hebrew #7896)
to place (in a very wide application)
KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.
Pronounce: sheeth
Origin: a primitive root
enmity
'eybah (Hebrew #342)
hostility
KJV usage: emnity, hatred.
Pronounce: ay-baw'
Origin: from 340
between thee and the woman
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
, and betweenw thy seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
andx her seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
y; it shall bruise
shuwph (Hebrew #7779)
properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
KJV usage: break, bruise, cover.
Pronounce: shoof
Origin: a primitive root
thy head
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
, and thou shalt bruise
shuwph (Hebrew #7779)
properly, to gape, i.e. snap at; figuratively, to overwhelm
KJV usage: break, bruise, cover.
Pronounce: shoof
Origin: a primitive root
his heel
`aqeb (Hebrew #6119)
from 6117; a heel (as protuberant); hence, a track; figuratively, the rear (of an army)
KJV usage: heel, (horse-)hoof, last, lier in wait (by mistake for 6120), (foot- )step.
Pronounce: aw-kabe'
Origin: or (feminine) hiqqbah {ik-keb-aw'}
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enmity.
Num. 21:6‑7• 6And Jehovah sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7{i}And the people came to Moses and said, We have sinned, in that we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee: pray to Jehovah that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.{/i}
(Num. 21:6‑7)
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Amos 9:3• 3{i}and though they hide themselves on 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, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them;{/i} (Amos 9:3)
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Mark 16:18• 18they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands on the infirm, and they shall be well. (Mark 16:18)
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Luke 10:19• 19Behold, I give unto you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall in any wise injure you. (Luke 10:19)
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Acts 28:3‑6• 3But when Paul gathered a certain quantity of sticks and laid [it] on the fire-heap, a viper came out through the heat and fastened on his hand.
4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Certainly a murderer is this man, whom though got safe from the sea, justice refused to let live.
5He however shook off the beast into the fire and suffered no harm.
6And they expected that he would be inflamed or fall down dead suddenly; but when they were long expecting and beheld nothing amiss happen, they, changing their mind, said that he was a god.
(Acts 28:3‑6)
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Rom. 3:13• 13“An open grave [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; venom of asps [is] under their lips; (Rom. 3:13)
thy seed.
Matt. 3:7• 7{i}But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?{/i} (Matt. 3:7)
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Matt. 12:34• 34{i}Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.{/i} (Matt. 12:34)
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Matt. 13:38• 38{i}and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil [one];{/i} (Matt. 13:38)
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Matt. 23:33• 33{i}Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?{/i} (Matt. 23:33)
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John 8:44• 44Ye are of your father, the devil, and ye desire to practice the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him: whenever he speaketh the lie, he speaketh out of his own things, because he is a liar, and the father of it. (John 8:44)
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Acts 13:10• 10said, O full of all guile and all trickery, devil's son, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the Lord's right ways? (Acts 13:10)
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1 John 3:8,10• 8He that doeth sin is of the devil, for from [the] beginning the devil sinneth. To this end was manifested the Son of God that he might undo the works of the devil.
10Herein are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil: every one that doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
(1 John 3:8,10)
her seed.
Psa. 132:11• 11Jehovah hath sworn to David [in] truth;{HR}He will not turn from it:{HR}Of the fruit of thy body (belly){HR}Will I set upon thy throne; (Psa. 132:11)
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Isa. 7:14• 14Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)
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Jer. 31:22• 22How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. (Jer. 31:22)
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Mic. 5:3• 3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. (Mic. 5:3)
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Matt. 1:23,25• 23{i}Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'{/i}
25{i}and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.{/i}
(Matt. 1:23,25)
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Luke 1:31‑35,76• 31{i}and{/i} behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father.
33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages; and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.
34But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?
35{i}And the angel answering said to her,{/i} [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, therefore the holy thing also which shall be born [of thee] shall be called Son of God.
76And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;
(Luke 1:31‑35,76)
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Gal. 4:4• 4but when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under law, (Gal. 4:4)
it shall.
Rom. 16:20• 20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. (Rom. 16:20)
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Eph. 4:8• 8Wherefore he saith, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men. (Eph. 4:8)
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Col. 2:15• 15having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made show openly, triumphing over them in it. (Col. 2:15)
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Heb. 2:14‑15• 14Since then the little children are partakers of blood and flesh, he also in like manner took part of the same, that through death he might annul him that hath the might of death, that is, the devil;
15and might set free all those who through fear of death were through all their life subject to bondage.
(Heb. 2:14‑15)
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1 John 3:8• 8He that doeth sin is of the devil, for from [the] beginning the devil sinneth. To this end was manifested the Son of God that he might undo the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)
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1 John 5:5• 5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (1 John 5:5)
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Rev. 12:7‑8,17• 7And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon: and the dragon made war and his angels;
8and he prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in the heaven.
17And the dragon was wroth at the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed that keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus.
(Rev. 12:7‑8,17)
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Rev. 20:1‑3,10• 1And I saw an angel coming down from the heaven having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand.
2And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is {i}the{/i} Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed {i}it{/i} over him, that he might deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished: after these must he be loosed a little space.
10And the devil that deceived them was cast also into the lake of fire and brimstone, where also the beast and the false prophet {i}are{/i}; and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages.
(Rev. 20:1‑3,10)
thou.
Gen. 49:17• 17Dan shall be a serpent in the way, a horned serpent in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider falleth backward. (Gen. 49:17)
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Isa. 53:3‑4,12• 3He is despised and shunned of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom they hide [their] faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4Surely he [it is] hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; and we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
12Therefore will I assign him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
(Isa. 53:3‑4,12)
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Dan. 9:26• 26After the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself, and shall have nothing; 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. (Dan. 9:26)
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Matt. 4:1‑10• 1{i}Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:{/i}
2{i}and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.{/i}
3{i}And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.{/i}
4{i}But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.{/i}
5{i}Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon{/i} the pinnacle {i}of the temple,{/i}
6{i}and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on [their] hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.{/i}
7{i}Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt [the] Lord thy God.{/i}
8{i}Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,{/i}
9{i}and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.{/i}
10{i}Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.{/i}
(Matt. 4:1‑10)
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Luke 22:39‑44,53• 39And going out he proceeded according to his custom to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.
40And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and, having knelt down, he prayed,
42saying, Father, if thou wilt, remove this cup from me, — but then, not my will but thine be done.
43And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.
44And being in conflict he prayed more intently, and his sweat became as clots of blood falling down upon the earth.
53When I was day by day with you in the temple, ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.
(Luke 22:39‑44,53)
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John 12:31‑33• 31Now is judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out:
32and I, if I be lifted up out of the earth, will draw all to myself.
33But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.
(John 12:31‑33)
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John 14:30‑31• 30No longer shall I talk much with you, for the prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
31But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
(John 14:30‑31)
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Heb. 2:18• 18for in that himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to help those that are tempted. (Heb. 2:18)
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Heb. 5:7• 7who in the days of his flesh having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him that was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears, and having been heard because of his godly fear, (Heb. 5:7)
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Rev. 2:10• 10Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. (Rev. 2:10)
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Rev. 12:9‑13• 9And the great dragon was cast {i}out{/i}, the ancient serpent, that is called {i}the{/i} Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable {i}world{/i}: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him.
10And I heard a loud voice in the heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast {i}out{/i} that accused them before our God day and night.
11And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life unto death.
12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that tabernacle in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea! for the devil is gone down unto you, having great fury, knowing that he hath a short time.
13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the male {i}child{/i}.
(Rev. 12:9‑13)
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Rev. 13:7• 7And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. (Rev. 13:7)
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Rev. 15:1‑6• 1And I saw another sign in the heaven, great and wonderful: seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them was finished the indignation of God.
2And I saw as a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those that won the victory over the beast, and over his image and over the number of his name, standing upon the sea of glass, having harps of God.
3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations.
4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for {i}thou{/i} only {i}art{/i} holy: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteousnesses were manifested.
5And after these things I saw, and there was opened the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;
6and the seven angels that had the seven plagues came [out of the temple], clad in pure bright linen, and girt round about their breasts with golden girdles.
(Rev. 15:1‑6)
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Rev. 20:7‑8• 7And when the thousand years shall have been finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8and shall go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together unto the war: the number of whom {i}is{/i} as the sand of the sea.
(Rev. 20:7‑8)
 If Adam exalted himself as a robbery to be as God, He who was God emptied Himself to be a man. (Man Fallen and the Seed of the Woman by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.

W. Kelly Translation

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And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.