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# pleasing aroma
This refers to the good smell of the roasted meat.
# said in his heart
Here the word "heart" refers to God's thoughts and emotions.
# curse the ground
"do very serious harm to the earth"
# because of mankind
This can be made more explicit: "because mankind is sinful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
# the intentions of their hearts is evil from childhood
"from their earliest years they tend to do evil things" or "when they are young, they want to do evil things"
# the intentions of their hearts
Here the word "hearts" refers to people's thoughts, emotions, desires, and will. Alternate translation: "their tendency" or "their habit"
# from childhood
This refers to an older child. Alternate translation: "from their youth"