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NET Bible note supports the control interpretation: Gen 3:16 announces a power struggle where the woman desires to control the man but the man will dominate her instead.

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Scholarly support for the control/conflict interpretation

The NET Bible note responds to Belleville's argument, stating it ignores Gen 4:7 where 'teshukah' clearly refers to sin's desire to control/dominate Cain. Even in Song of Songs 7:10, the NET suggests it may carry the basic meaning of control (the young man's desire to have his way sexually). In Gen 3:16, the Lord announces a struggle: she will desire to control him, but he will dominate her instead. This fits the judgment oracle tone of the passage.

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@YoungOneJosh1 @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem You interpret something purely based on sentence structure? 🤔 If your see your wife as equivalent to sin, then I guess you must master her… Maybe that’s why men are so off base on this. Song 7:10 is the...

@YoungOneJosh1 @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem You interpret something purely based on sentence structure? 🤔 If your see your wife as equivalent to sin, then I guess you must master her… Maybe that’s

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@YoungOneJosh1 @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem Yes, that is true. But the word is also used in Song of Solomon 7:10 Gen 4:7 – sin’s desire is for Cain Song 7:10 – woman says her beloved’s desire is for her Given that Gen 3:16 is regarding the relatio...

@YoungOneJosh1 @cheryl_hanks @rightresponsem Yes, that is true. But the word is also used in Song of Solomon 7:10 Gen 4:7 – sin’s desire is for Cain Song 7:10 – woman says her beloved’s desire is for

Theology verse entry

Genesis 3:14-19

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@MarkAnthonyNel4 @rightresponsem As for “right at the door,” It’s like saying, “You can hear the knock; the arrival is certain and close.” In Hebrew thought, “at the door” often marks a decisive point as in Gen 4:7 (“sin is crouching at the door”) or...

@MarkAnthonyNel4 @rightresponsem As for “right at the door,” It’s like saying, “You can hear the knock; the arrival is certain and close.” In Hebrew thought, “at the door” often marks a decisive point

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@AVER735 Gen 4:7 has nothing to do with Eve and is a completely different context. Song of Solomon 7:10 is the relevant sense: “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me.” So you agree that the ground is cursed, not Adam or Eve? God never comman...

@AVER735 Gen 4:7 has nothing to do with Eve and is a completely different context. Song of Solomon 7:10 is the relevant sense: “I am my beloved’s, and his desire is for me.” So you agree that the gr

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