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Genesis 3

Genesis 3:8

God Arraigns Adam and Eve · Genesis 3:8–13
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Translations

Modern
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Traditional
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
Literal
And they heard the voice of YHWH God walking about in the garden in the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the face of YHWH God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
Latin
Et cum audissent vocem Domini Dei deambulantis in paradiso ad auram post meridiem, abscondit se Adam et uxor ejus a facie Domini Dei in medio ligni paradisi.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

Notes

Genesis 3:8

  • in the garden in the breeze of the day: Traditionally, the Hebrew text refers to the cool part of the day, probably the evening. Some believe it describes a powerful appearance of God's presence (a theophany; see Exodus 19:16–25; 1 Samuel 7:10) as a storm. If this is true, the man and woman hid from the sound of the Lord appearing in judgment (see 2 Samuel 5:24; Psalm 29).

  • God placed the trees of the garden for humans to enjoy fellowship with him. Now, the man and woman used them to hide from God.

Genesis 3:1–24

When the man and woman rebelled against God, it disrupted their harmony with the earth, animals, each other, and God.

Events

People

Adam: The first man, created by God

Glossary

Adam (Person) Apocalyptic Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Book of Revelation Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Conscience Creation Myths Day Discipline Evil Fall of Man Fear Fellowship Genesis, Book of Judgment Land Man Mesopotamia Monotheism Paradise Patriarchs, Period of the Sex, Sexuality Snake Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Woman

Topics

Anthropomorphisms: Miscellaneous Acts and States of Mind Attributed to Walking Conscience of Adam and Eve, After They Sinned Conviction: Adam and Eve, After Their Disobedience Disobedience to God of Adam and Eve, Eating the Forbidden Fruit Escape: None, from the Judgments of God Fall of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Fear of God: Guilty Fear: Adam and Eve Garden God: Appearances of To Adam God's Presence Innocency: Contrasted with Guilt, Compare Man: Disobeyed God by Eating Part of the Forbidden Fruit Serpent: Satan Appears to Eve in the Form of Sin: Fruits of Sin: No Escape from the Consequences of Sin: The Wicked: Try to Conceal, from God Temptation: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Yielding to Adam and Eve The Evening: Called: Cool of the Day The Fall of Man: Man in Consequence of Conscious of Guilt The Fall of Man: Man in Consequence of Estranged from God The Garden of Eden Unholy Fear: A Guilty Conscience Leads To Women: Fall of, and Curse Upon