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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. (KJV)

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וְאֵיבָ֣ה\׀ve.'ei.Vahand enmity

Lemma: אֵיבָה (e.vah) · Strong's: H0342

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: enmity

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 35:21, Numbers 35:22, Ezekiel 25:15, Ezekiel 35:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0342; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 1

אָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitI will put

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 33:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896H; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 2

בֵּֽינְךָ֙bei.ne.Khabetween you

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 3

וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 4

הָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.Shahthe woman

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 5

וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 6

זַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.Khaoffspring your

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 7

וּבֵ֣יןu.Veinand between

Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: between

Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 9:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 8

זַרְעָ֑הּzar.'Ahoffspring her

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 9

ה֚וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 10

יְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.Khahe will bruise you

Lemma: שׁוּף (shuph) · Strong's: H7779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to bruise

Used 4 times. Also: Job 9:17, Psalms 139:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7779; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 11

רֹ֔אשׁRoshhead

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 47:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 12

וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 13

תְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuyou will bruise him

Lemma: שׁוּף (shuph) · Strong's: H7779

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to bruise

Used 4 times. Also: Job 9:17, Psalms 139:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7779; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 14

עָקֵֽב\׃\ \ס'a.Kevheel

Lemma: עָקֵב (a.qev) · Strong's: H6119

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heel

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 49:17, Genesis 49:19, Joshua 8:13, Judges 5:22, Job 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6119; TAHOT Genesis 3:15 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
I will put	→	שִׁית H7896H to set: put
enmity	→	אֵיבָה H0342 enmity
between [you]	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
and the woman	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
and between	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
your seed	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
. . .	→	בַּ֫יִן H0996G between
and her seed	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
{will} crush	→	שׁוּף H7779 to bruise
your head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head
and you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
{will} strike	→	שׁוּף H7779 to bruise
his heel	→	עָקֵב H6119 heel

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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