Genesis 3:12-21 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said ,.... The woman receives her sentence next to the serpent, and before the man, because she was first and more deeply in the transgression, and was the means of drawing her husband into it. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception , or "thy sorrow of thy conception" F1 והרנך עצבונך "tuum dolorem etiam conceptus tui", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "tuum dolorem conceptus tui", Drusius, Noldius, p. 315. No. 1978. , or rather "of thy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:17

And unto Adam he said ,.... Last of all, being the last that sinned, but not to be excused: because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife ; which was not only mean but sinful, since it was opposite to the voice of God, which he ought to have hearkened to God is to be hearkened to and obeyed rather than man, and much rather than a woman; to regard the persuasion of a woman, and neglect the command of God, is a great aggravation of such neglect; see Acts 4:19 . and hast eaten... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ,.... Not for his advantage, but to give him more trouble, and cause him more fatigue and sorrow to root them up: these include all sorts of noxious herbs and plants, and troublesome weeds, which added to man's labour to pluck up, that those more useful might grow and flourish: and Rabbi Eliezer F5 Apud Fagium in loc. was of opinion, that if there had not been a new blessing upon the earth, it would have brought forth nothing else,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread ,.... Or "of thy nose" F6 אפיך "nasi tui", Picherellus. , sweat appearing first and chiefly on the forehead, from whence it trickles down by the nose in persons employed in hard labour; and here it takes in all the labour used in cultivating the earth for the production of herbs, and particularly of corn, of which bread is made; with respect to which there are various operations in which men sweat, such as ploughing, sowing, reaping,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:20

And Adam called his wife's name Eve ,.... Whom he had before named "Ishah", a woman, because taken from him the man, Genesis 2:23 and now gives her a new name upon this scene of things, which had taken place; which is derived not from "Chavah", to "show forth", to "declare"; as if she was called so, because of her discourse with the serpent, being loquacious and talkative, and telling everything she knew, according to some Jewish writers F7 Apud Fagium in loc. vid. Baal Hatturim in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:21

Unto Adam also, and to his wife ,.... Besides the kind intimation of grace and favour to them, another token of God's good will towards them was shown, in that whereas they were naked and ashamed: did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them ; not that before this they were only bone and flesh, and now God brought a skin over them, and covered them with it, or ordered a beast, which was very like a man, to have its skin stripped off, and put on him, as some in Aben Ezra... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:12

And the man said, etc. - We have here some farther proofs of the fallen state of man, and that the consequences of that state extend to his remotest posterity. 1. On the question, Hast thou eaten of the tree? Adam is obliged to acknowledge his transgression; but he does this in such a way as to shift off the blame from himself, and lay it upon God and upon the woman! This woman whom Thou didst give to be with me, עמדי immadi , to be my companion, (for so the word is repeatedly used), she... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:14

And the Lord God said unto the serpent - The tempter is not asked why he deceived the woman; he cannot roll the blame on any other; self-tempted he fell, and it is natural for him, such is his enmity, to deceive and destroy all he can. His fault admits of no excuse, and therefore God begins to pronounce sentence on him first. And here we must consider a twofold sentence, one on Satan and the other on the agent he employed. The nachash , whom I suppose to have been at the head of all the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:15

I will put enmity between thee and the woman - This has been generally supposed to apply to a certain enmity subsisting between men and serpents; but this is rather a fancy than a reality. It is yet to be discovered that the serpentine race have any peculiar enmity against mankind, nor is there any proof that men hate serpents more than they do other noxious animals. Men have much more enmity to the common rat and magpie than they have to all the serpents in the land, because the former... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said - She being second in the transgression is brought up the second to receive her condemnation, and to hear her punishment: I will greatly multiply, or multiplying I will multiply; i.e., I will multiply thy sorrows, and multiply those sorrows by other sorrows, and this during conception and pregnancy, and particularly so in parturition or child-bearing. And this curse has fallen in a heavier degree on the woman than on any other female. Nothing is better attested than... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:16

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