Genesis 3:16 meaning and explanation
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Genesis 3:16, Berean Standard Bible
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God speaks these words to the woman after the first disobedience, addressing her as part of the judgments that follow the serpent's deception. The verse describes the new shape of life outside Eden: the pain of bearing children and a strained relationship with her husband.
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