| Genesis | |
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| Testament: | Old |
| Description: | Genesis is the first book of the Bible and describes the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, and the early history of humanity, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It outlines God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, setting the foundation for the rest of the biblical narrative. |
| Chapter: | 3 |
| Verse: | 19 |
| Translations | |||
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| Language | Language Code | Language Name | Verse Text |
| English | kjv | King James Version | In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. |
| English | bbe | Bible in Basic English | With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back. |
| English | web | World English Bible | By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” |
| English | webbe | World English Bible, British Edition | You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.” |
| Latin | clementine | Clementine Latin Vulgate | In sudore vultus tui vesceris pane, donec revertaris in terram de qua sumptus es : quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris. |
| Explanations | |
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| Age Group | Explanation |
| 5 | By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return. |
| 10 | This is where God tells Adam that he will have to eat his food by the sweat of his brow until he returns to the ground, since he was taken from it and he will return to it. |
| 15 | This verse shows the mortality of human beings and the reality of death. |
| 20 | This verse emphasizes the importance of living with the reality of death and the need to prepare for eternity. |