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Genesis 3:20

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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 out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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BSB
And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
KJV
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
WEB
The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.
ASV
And the man called his wife`s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
DARBY
And Man called his wife's name Eve; because she is the mother of all living.
BLB
And the man called the name of his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.
ÅB
Og Adam kalte sin hustru Eva, fordi hun er alle levendes mor.
OTB
Mannen kalte sin kone Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle som lever.
B1930
Og Adam kalte sin hustru Eva, fordi hun er alle levendes mor.

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  • Matthew 1:23

    Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

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  • Genesis 2:23

    And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

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  • Genesis 2:20

    And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

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  • Genesis 5:29

    And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

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  • Genesis 16:11

    And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

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  • Genesis 29:32–35

    And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

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  • Genesis 35:18

    And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

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  • Exodus 2:10

    And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

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