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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.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” τηρεῖν (= τερεῖν ?) tērein ἐκτρίβειν ektribein

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.

The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread,…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

In the sweat of your face. Some indeed translate it ‘labor;’ the translation, however, is forced. But by “sweat” is understood hard labor,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread
Or "of your nose" F6 , sweat appearing first and chiefly on…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The woman, for her sin, is condemned to a state of sorrow and of subjection—proper punishments for that sin, in which she had sought to gratify the…

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