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So they mistranslated the FIRST TWO key words in Genesis 3:16???

So they mistranslated the FIRST TWO key words in Genesis 3:16???

If the first two key words to the woman in Genesis 3:16 (‘itsabon and heron) have been mistranslated what does that mean? We can accept that the woman was: 1. Not cursed a half dozen times. She was not cursed even once! And that first “curse” never happened. 2. Not in...
So they mistranslated the FIRST TWO key words in Genesis 3:16???

Eleven mistranslations of Genesis 3:16 a and b. (6 to 11)

Teaching to Keep in Mind. The word “sorrow” (‘itsabon) was misunderstood by these translators. It really meant “sorrowful-toil-from-fieldwork-of-the-cursed-ground.” Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902) Unto the woman, he said, I will, increase, thy pain of...
So they mistranslated the FIRST TWO key words in Genesis 3:16???

Eleven mistranslations of Genesis 3:16 a and b. (1 to 5)

Teaching Point to Keep in Mind. The word “sorrow” (‘itsabon) was misunderstood by these translators. It really meant “sorrowful-toil-from-fieldwork-of-the-cursed-ground.” American Standard Version (ASV 1901). Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply...
From the Woman in the Garden to the Women at the Garden Tomb!

From the Woman in the Garden to the Women at the Garden Tomb!

God told the woman in the Garden of Eden the Good News that she would conceive and that her offspring would crush the head of the serpent tempter (Genesis 3:15-16). God’s angels spoke to the women at the empty tomb of Jesus on Easter Sunday giving them news of the...
The Teacher’s Guide to Genesis 3:16 – Part 2

The Teacher’s Guide to Genesis 3:16 – Part 2

The meaning. The linchpin pulls meaning into line one of Genesis 3:16 from verse 17 below it and from verse 15 above it. The first Hebrew word in the linchpin is ‘itsabon and can be translated as “sorrowful-toil” or “toil.” The second Hebrew word is heron and can be...
The Teacher’s Guide to Genesis 3:16 – Part 2

The Teacher’s Guide to Genesis 3:16 – Part 1

Trouble! Many people aren’t aware that modern language translations of Genesis 3:16 are in trouble. Or if they are somewhat aware, they focus on troublesome words near the end of the verse, when the start of the verse is the place to find the critical problem that...
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