Genesis 3:19

In the sweatte of thy face shalt thou eate thy breade, tyll thou be turned agayne into the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: For dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou be turned agayne.

Bible (Bishops')

In The 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.

In Context

18Thorne also and thistle shall it bryng foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the hearbe of the fielde.

20And Adam called his wyfes name Heua, because she was the mother of all lyuyng.

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Cross References

Genesis 5:5And all the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thirtie yeres, and he dyed.

Genesis 23:4I am a straunger and a foriner amongest you: geue me a possession to bury in with you, that I may bury my corse out of my sight.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:18-20

Sentence Passed on Adam; Consequences of the Fall. ( b. c. 4004.) 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for… Read the whole commentary →

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