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I was afraid because I was naked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I <i>was</i> naked; and I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said, &#8220I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said, “I heard the sound of Thee in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said, “I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said, &#8220I heard You in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man answered, "I was naked, and when I heard you walking through the garden, I was frightened and hid!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "I heard you in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I heard your voice in the garden," the man answered, "and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid from you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I heard Your voice in the garden,? he replied, ?and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saith, 'Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will will say, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I shall be afraid, because I am naked, and I will hide myself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said, “I heard your voice in Paradise, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and so I hid myself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and when I saw that I was naked, I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said, “I heard your voice in Paradise, and I saw that I was naked, and I hid myself.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/3-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=596" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">God Arraigns Adam and Eve</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“I heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·lə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">Your voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bag·gān (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">in the garden,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3372.htm" title="3372: wā·’î·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten. A primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. To frighten.">“and I was afraid</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5903.htm" title="5903: ‘ê·rōm (Adj-ms) -- Naked, nakedness. Or merom; from aram; nudity.">was naked;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2244.htm" title="2244: wā·’ê·ḥā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To withdraw, hide. A primitive root; to secrete.">so I hid myself.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-16</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-20.htm">John 3:20</a></span><br />Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-5</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah / Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-13.htm">Proverbs 28:13</a></span><br />He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-33.htm">Job 31:33</a></span><br />if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-17.htm">Luke 8:17</a></span><br />For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-12.htm">Ephesians 5:12-13</a></span><br />For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. / But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-12</a></span><br />Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? / If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. / If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.</p><p class="hdg">and I was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25</a></b></br> And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a></b></br> Moreover he said, I <i>am</i> the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-15.htm">Job 23:15</a></b></br> Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.</p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a></b></br> And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they <i>were</i> naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25</a></b></br> And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Exodus 32:25</a></b></br> And when Moses saw that the people <i>were</i> naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto <i>their</i> shame among their enemies:)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/revelation/19-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-7.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/genesis/1-22.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/genesis/3-9.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/genesis/19-30.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/3-23.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/genesis/4-14.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/genesis/18-17.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/genesis/45-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">The serpent deceives Eve.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">God arraigns them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">The serpent is cursed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">The promised seed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">The punishment of mankind.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Their first clothing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/3-22.htm">Their expulsion from paradise.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I heard Your voice in the garden,</b><br>This phrase indicates Adam's awareness of God's presence. The "voice" of God is often associated with divine communication and authority throughout Scripture. In the context of Genesis, the garden represents a place of intimate fellowship between God and humanity. The garden of Eden is traditionally located in the region of Mesopotamia, though its exact location is unknown. Theologically, this moment marks a shift from harmony to estrangement due to sin. The voice of God in the garden can be seen as a precursor to the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ, who restores the broken relationship between God and humanity.<p><b>he replied,</b><br>Adam's response to God highlights the personal relationship between the Creator and His creation. This interaction sets a precedent for the dialogue between God and humans throughout the Bible. It also underscores the accountability of humanity to God, a theme that runs throughout Scripture.<p><b>and I was afraid because I was naked;</b><br>Fear enters the human experience as a direct result of sin. Before the fall, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed, symbolizing innocence and purity. The realization of nakedness signifies a loss of innocence and the onset of guilt and shame. This fear contrasts with the perfect love described in 1 <a href="/john/4-18.htm">John 4:18</a>, which casts out fear. Theologically, this moment foreshadows the need for a covering, ultimately fulfilled in Christ's atonement.<p><b>so I hid myself.</b><br>Adam's attempt to hide from God illustrates the futility of escaping divine presence, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Psalm 139:7-12</a>. This act of hiding represents the human tendency to avoid confronting sin and guilt. It also signifies the separation between God and humanity that sin causes, a separation that is reconciled through Jesus Christ, who seeks and saves the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>). The hiding can be seen as a type of spiritual death, which is overcome by the resurrection life offered in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam</a></b><br>The first man created by God, living in the Garden of Eden. In this verse, Adam is responding to God after eating from the forbidden tree.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator, who is walking in the garden and calling out to Adam and Eve after they have sinned.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_eden.htm">Garden of Eden</a></b><br>The perfect paradise where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. It represents the ideal relationship between God and humanity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fall.htm">The Fall</a></b><br>The event where Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, leading to sin entering the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_sin.htm">The Consequence of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to fear and shame. Adam's fear and attempt to hide from God illustrate the immediate impact of sin on the human heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_pursuit.htm">God's Pursuit</a></b><br>Despite Adam's sin, God seeks him out. This demonstrates God's desire for relationship and reconciliation with humanity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_hiding.htm">The Illusion of Hiding</a></b><br>Attempting to hide from God is futile. We must confront our sins and seek His forgiveness rather than trying to conceal our wrongdoing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_loss_of_innocence.htm">The Loss of Innocence</a></b><br>The awareness of nakedness signifies a loss of innocence and the beginning of self-consciousness and guilt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_through_christ.htm">Restoration through Christ</a></b><br>While Adam's sin brought separation from God, Jesus Christ offers restoration and reconciliation through His sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_overcome_fear.htm">How can faith overcome fear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_works_of_the_devil.htm">What are the works of the devil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_satan's_identity.htm">What is Satan's identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nude_art_viewing_moral.htm">Is viewing nude art morally acceptable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/3-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“I heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your voice</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹלְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(qō·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the garden,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגָּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“and I was afraid</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאִירָ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’î·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3372.htm">Strong's 3372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹ֖כִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] naked;</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵירֹ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·rōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5903.htm">Strong's 5903: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naked, nakedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so I hid myself.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ê·ḥā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2244.htm">Strong's 2244: </a> </span><span class="str2">To withdraw, hide</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/3-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 3:10 The man said I heard your voice (Gen. 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