“I was afraid, because I was naked”
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After God asks where Adam is, he responds “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid” (NIV)
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“And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “I heard” | שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | heard |
| “thy voice” | קֹלְךָ֥ | A voice or sound | voice |
| “in the garden,” | בַּגָּ֑ן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “and I was afraid,” | וָאִירָ֛א | To fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten | afraid |
| “because” | כִּֽי | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | because |
| “I” | אָנֹ֖כִי | I | I |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “naked;” | עֵירֹ֥ם | Nudity | naked |
| “and I hid myself.” | וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃ | To secrete | hid |
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8 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.
9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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