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Genesis 3:14-15 GNB
Then the LORD God said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live. (15) I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, (1 John 3:8) and you will bite her offspring's heel." [The promised seed (or offspring) of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

Genesis 3:14-15 CEV
So the LORD God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse-- For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt. (15) You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, (1 John 3:8) and you will strike him on the heel." [The promised seed of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

Genesis 3:14-15 Darby
(14) And Jehovah Elohim said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, be thou cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. On thy belly shalt thou go, and eat dust all the days of thy life. (15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, (1 John 3:8) and thou shalt crush his heel. [The promised seed of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

Genesis 3:14-15 ESV
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. (15) I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, (1 John 3:8) and you shall bruise his heel." [The promised seed of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

Genesis 3:14-15 ASV
(14) And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: (15) and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, (1 John 3:8) and thou shalt bruise his heel. [The promised seed of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

Genesis 3:14-15 BBE
(14) And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life: (15) And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed (1 John 3:8) and by you his foot will be wounded. [The promised seed of the woman who would destroy Satan would also come through the line of Abraham. - Genesis 22:18]

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version