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Berean Standard Bible

“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.””

Genesis 3:19

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Study note

After the fall, God speaks to Adam about the consequences: the ground itself is affected, and work that was once pure gift will now be met with resistance. This verse closes the judgment on the man and sits inside a passage that also holds the first promise of a coming deliverer.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En el sudor de tu rostro comerás el pan hasta que vuelvas á la tierra; porque de ella fuiste tomado: pues polvo eres, y al polvo serás tornado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Para obtener tu alimento tendrás que trabajar mucho, hasta el día de tu muerte; ese día volverás a la tierra de la cual fuiste hecho, pues eres polvo y al polvo tendrás que volver.

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