Genesis 3:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣ה
(ha·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
He said,אָמַ֗ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I will greatlyהַרְבָּ֤ה
(har·bah)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙
(ar·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
Your painעִצְּבֹונֵ֣ךְ
(i·tze·vo·v·nech)
6093: a pain, toilfrom atsab
in childbirth,וְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְ
(ve·he·ro·nech,)
2032: conception, pregnancyfrom harah
In painבְּעֶ֖צֶב
(be·'e·tzev)
6089a: a hurt, pain, toilfrom atsab
you will bring forthתֵּֽלְדִ֣י
(te·le·di)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
children;בָנִ֑ים
(va·nim;)
1121: sona prim. root
Yet your desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְ
(te·shu·ka·tech,)
8669: a longingfrom an unused word
will be for your husband,אִישֵׁךְ֙
(i·shech)
376: manfrom an unused word
And he will ruleיִמְשָׁל־
(yim·shal-)
4910: to rule, have dominion, reigna prim. root
over you." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Unto the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I will greatly
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
thy sorrow
`itstsabown  (its-tsaw-bone')
worrisomeness, i.e. labor or pain -- sorrow, toil.
and thy conception
herown  (hay-rone')
pregnancy -- conception.
in sorrow
`etseb  (eh'-tseb)
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
thou shalt bring forth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
and thy desire
tshuwqah  (tesh-oo-kaw')
a longing -- desire.
shall be to thy husband
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and he shall rule
mashal  (maw-shal')
to rule -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
over thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To the woman He said, "I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you."

King James Bible
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children in anguish. Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you.

International Standard Version
He told the woman, "I'll greatly increase the pain of your labor during childbirth. It will be painful for you to bear children, "since your trust is turning toward your husband, and he will dominate you."

NET Bible
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said to the woman, "I will increase your pain and your labor when you give birth to children. Yet, you will long for your husband, and he will rule you."

King James 2000 Bible
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in sorrow you shall bring forth children; and your desire shall be to your husband, and he shall rule over you.
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