Genesis / Question
God tells the woman her pain in childbearing will be multiplied and describes conflict in the relationship Genesis 3:16. God tells the man the ground is cursed, work will be painful, and he will return to dust Genesis 3:17–19.
In Genesis 3:16, God addresses the woman about life after the garden. He announces that bearing children will involve sharply increased pain, repeating the idea to underline its weight. He then describes a shift in the husband–wife relationship: the woman’s desire is directed toward her husband, and the husband will “rule over” her. Genesis 3 narrates the rupture that follows the human pair’s choice to eat the forbidden fruit. After they hide, God questions them, and each shifts blame (the man to the woman, the woman to the serpent).
Genesis 3:16 presents God speaking directly to the woman about what life will be like outside Eden.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Genesis 3:16, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
16To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."