Genesis 3:10
New International Version
He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

New Living Translation
He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”

English Standard Version
And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”

Berean Standard Bible
“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

King James Bible
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

New King James Version
So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

New American Standard Bible
He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

NASB 1995
He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

NASB 1977
And he said, “I heard the sound of Thee in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

Amplified Bible
He said, “I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

Christian Standard Bible
And he said, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And he said, “I heard You in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”

American Standard Version
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said, “I heard your voice in Paradise, and I saw that I was naked, and I hid myself.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Contemporary English Version
The man answered, "I was naked, and when I heard you walking through the garden, I was frightened and hid!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.

English Revised Version
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He answered, "I heard you in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."

Good News Translation
He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked."

International Standard Version
"I heard your voice in the garden," the man answered, "and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid from you."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'

Literal Standard Version
And he says, “I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.”

Majority Standard Bible
“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

New American Bible
He answered, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid.”

NET Bible
The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."

New Revised Standard Version
He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

New Heart English Bible
The man said, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself."

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

World English Bible
The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, 'Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.'

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Context
God Arraigns Adam and Eve
9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?” 10“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11“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?”…

Cross References
Genesis 2:25
And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:11
"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?"

Exodus 20:18
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram's horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.

Exodus 20:19
"Speak to us yourself and we will listen," they said to Moses. "But do not let God speak to us, or we will die."

Deuteronomy 5:25
But now, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us, and we will die, if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any longer.

Job 31:33
if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,


Treasury of Scripture

And he said, I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

and I was.

Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Exodus 3:6
Moreover he said, I am 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.

Job 23:15
Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

because.

Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Genesis 2:25
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Exodus 32:25
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)

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Genesis 3
1. The serpent deceives Eve.
6. Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin.
8. God arraigns them.
14. The serpent is cursed.
15. The promised seed.
16. The punishment of mankind.
21. Their first clothing.
22. Their expulsion from paradise.
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“I heard
שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי (šā·ma‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

Your voice
קֹלְךָ֥ (qō·lə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

in the garden,”
בַּגָּ֑ן (bag·gān)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden

he replied,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“and I was afraid
וָאִירָ֛א (wā·’î·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I
אָנֹ֖כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

[was] naked;
עֵירֹ֥ם (‘ê·rōm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5903: Naked, nakedness

so I hid myself.”
וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃ (wā·’ê·ḥā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2244: To withdraw, hide


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