# the ground is cursed

As punishment for Adam’s disobedience, the earth would no longer be fruitful. Adam would have to work very hard to raise enough food to eat.

# you will die

The ultimate punishment for their disobedience was death. Spiritual death is our separation from God. Physical death is our separation from our body.

# will return to soil

God created Adam from the soil and gave him life. As a result of sin, his life will be taken from him and his body will decompose and become soil again.

# Eve, which means “life-giver,”

God gave life to Adam and Eve, and it is passed on to every person through childbirth.

# the mother of all people

This means that she would be the female ancestor of all people. Some languages say “she would be the grandmother of all people.”