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href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed <i>or</i> embarrassed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Although the man and his wife were both naked, they were not ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The man and his wife were both naked, but they weren't ashamed of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The man and the woman were both naked, but they were not embarrassed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even though both the man and his wife were naked, they were not ashamed about it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And both of them are naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they two shall be naked, the man and his woman, and they shall not be ashamed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now they were both naked: Adam, of course, and his wife. And they were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they were both naked, Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they were both naked, Adam and his wife, and they were not ashamed. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the two were naked, both Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-25.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=508" 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/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">And the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·’iš·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and his wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/6174.htm" title="6174: ‘ă·rūm·mîm (Adj-mp) -- Naked. Or marom; from aram; nude, either partially or totally.">naked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and they were not</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yiṯ·bō·šā·šū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">ashamed.</a> </span><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="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a></span><br />And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-10.htm">Genesis 3:10-11</a></span><br />“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” / “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?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-21.htm">Genesis 3:21</a></span><br />And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a></span><br />So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12-14</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. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-13.htm">1 Timothy 2:13-14</a></span><br />For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. / And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-8.htm">1 Corinthians 11:8-9</a></span><br />For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a></span><br />I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4-8</a></span><br />what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor. / You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.</p><p class="hdg">naked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7,10,11</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="hdg">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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Psalm 25:3</a></b></br> Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17</a></b></br> Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, <i>and</i> let them be silent in the grave.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/12-14.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/genesis/27-22.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Naked</a> <a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/genesis/30-23.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/3-8.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</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/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the man and his wife</b><br>This phrase refers to Adam and Eve, the first human couple created by God. Their relationship is foundational for understanding the biblical concept of marriage as a union between one man and one woman. This union is later affirmed by Jesus in <a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a>, emphasizing the sanctity and permanence of marriage. The phrase highlights the intimate partnership and equality between Adam and Eve, as both were created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>).<p><b>were both naked,</b><br>The state of nakedness here symbolizes innocence and purity. In the context of the Garden of Eden, it reflects a time before sin entered the world, when there was no shame or guilt. This nakedness is not just physical but also spiritual, indicating complete transparency and openness between Adam, Eve, and God. The absence of clothing signifies a lack of barriers in their relationship with each other and with God.<p><b>and they were not ashamed.</b><br>The lack of shame indicates a perfect state of harmony and trust. Shame is often associated with sin and guilt, which had not yet entered the world. This phrase underscores the original righteousness and holiness of humanity before the Fall. It contrasts sharply with <a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a>, where after sinning, Adam and Eve's eyes are opened, and they realize their nakedness, leading to shame and the need to cover themselves. This transition from innocence to shame marks the beginning of humanity's need for redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who restores the broken relationship between God and humanity.<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. He represents humanity in its original state of innocence and purity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eve.htm">Eve</a></b><br>The first woman, created from Adam's rib, and his wife. Together with Adam, she embodies the original human relationship as designed by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_eden.htm">Garden of Eden</a></b><br>The perfect dwelling place created by God for Adam and Eve, symbolizing a state of harmony and unbroken fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/original_innocence.htm">Original Innocence</a></b><br>Adam and Eve's nakedness without shame signifies the purity and innocence of humanity before sin. It reflects a state of complete transparency and trust in their relationship with God and each other.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin.htm">The Impact of Sin</a></b><br>The absence of shame in <a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25</a> highlights the drastic change that sin brings, as seen in <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>. Sin introduces shame, guilt, and brokenness into human relationships and our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_through_christ.htm">Restoration through Christ</a></b><br>Through Jesus, believers are offered a path back to a state of innocence and purity. The shame of sin is covered by His righteousness, allowing us to stand unashamed before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_transparency.htm">The Importance of Transparency</a></b><br>In relationships, especially marriage, transparency and vulnerability are crucial. <a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25</a> encourages us to strive for openness and trust, reflecting the original design for human relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_ease_shame.htm">How does faith alleviate feelings of shame?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_address_shame.htm">How does the Bible address feelings of embarrassment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nude_art_viewing_moral.htm">Is viewing nude art morally acceptable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nudity_allowed_in_heaven.htm">Is nudity allowed in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">THE TEMPTATION AND FALL.</span><p>(25) <span class= "bld">They were both naked.</span>--This is the description of perfect childlike innocence, and belongs naturally to beings who as yet knew neither good nor evil. It is not, however, the conclusion of the marriage section, where it would be indelicate, but the introduction to the account of the temptation, where it prepares the way for man's easy fall. Moreover, there is a play upon words in the two verses. Man is <span class= "ital">arom </span>= naked; the serpent is <span class= "ital">arum=</span>crafty. Thus in guileless simplicity our first parents fell in with the tempting serpent, who, in obvious contrast with their untried innocence, is described as a being of especial subtilty.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they were both naked</span>. Not partially (Pye Smith), but completely destitute of clothing. Diodorus Siculus and Plato both mention nakedness as a feature of the golden age and a characteristic of the first men (<span class="accented">vide</span> Rosenmüller, <span class="accented">Scholia in love</span>), <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>The man and his wife</span>. The first pair of human beings are henceforth recognized in their relationship to one another as husband and wife. <span class="cmt_word">And they were not ashamed</span>. Not because they were wholly uncultivated and their moral insight undeveloped (Knobel, Kalisch); but because their souls were arrayed in purity, and "their bodies were made holy through the spirit which animated them" (Keil). "They were naked, but yet they were not so. Their bodies were the clothing of their internal glory; and their internal glory was the clothing of their nakedness" (Delitzsch). It is not surprising that the primeval history of mankind should have left its impress upon the current of tradition. The Assyrian tablets that relate to man are so fragmentary and mutilated that they can scarcely be rendered intelligible. So far as they have been deciphered, the first appears on its obverse side "to give the speech of the Deity to the newly-created pair (man and woman), instructing them in their duties," in which can be detected a reference' to something which is eaten by the stomach, to the duty of daily invocation of the Deity, to the danger of leaving God's fear, in which alone they can be holy, and to the propriety of trusting only a friend; and on its reverse what resembles a discourse to the first woman on her duties, in which occur the words, "With the lord of thy beauty thou shalt be faithful: to do evil thou shalt not approach him" ('Chaldean Genesis,' pp. 78-80). The Persian legend describes Meschia and Meschiane, the first parents of our race, as living in purity and innocence, and in the enjoyment of happiness which Ormuzd promised to render perpetual if they persevered in virtue. But Ahriman, an evil demon (Dev), suddenly appeared in the form of a serpent, and gave them of the fruit of a wonderful tree. The literature of the Hin-does distinguishes four ages of the world, in the first of which Justice, in the form of a bull, kept herself firm on her four feet; when Virtue reigned, no good which the mortals possessed was mixed with baseness, and man, free from disease, saw all his wishes accomplished, and attained an age of 400 years. The Chinese also have their age of happy men, living in abundance of food, and surrounded by the peaceful beasts ('Kalisch on Genesis,' p. 87). In the Zendavesta, Yima, the first Iranic king, lives in a secluded spot, where he and his people enjoy uninterrupted happiness, in a region free from sin, folly, violence, poverty, deformity. The Teutonic Eddas have a glimpse of the same truth in their magnificent drinking halls, glittering with burnished gold, where the primeval race enjoyed a life of perpetual festivity. Traces of a similar belief are found among the Thibetans, Mongolians, Cingalese, and others (Rawlinson's 'Hist. Illustrations of Scripture,' p. 10). The Western traditions are familiar to scholars in the pages of Hesiod, who speaks of the golden age when men were like the gods, free from labors, troubles, cares, and all evils in general; when the earth yielded her fruits spontaneously, and when men were beloved by the gods, with whom they held uninterrupted communion (Hesiod, 'Opera et Dies,' 90). And of Ovid, who adds to this picture the element of moral goodness as a characteristic of the <span class="accented">aurea aetas</span> ('Metam.,' 1:89). Macrobius ('Somn. Scipionis,' 2:10) also depicts this period as one in which reigned <span class="accented">simplicitas mali nescia et adhuc astutiae inexperta</span> (Maedonald, 'Creation and the Fall,' p. 147). "<span class="accented">These</span> coincidences affect the originality of the Hebrew writings as little as the frequent resemblance of Mosaic and heathen laws. They teach us that all such narratives have a common source; that they are reminiscences of primeval traditions modified by the different nations in accordance with their individual culture" (Kalisch) <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-25.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">And the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his wife</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">naked,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲרוּמִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·rūm·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6174.htm">Strong's 6174: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nude, either partially, totally</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they were not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ashamed.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·bō·šā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-25.htm">Genesis 2:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:25 They were both naked the man (Gen. 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