KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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?”
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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 |
| “Who” | מִ֚י | Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | Who |
| “told” | הִגִּ֣יד | Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise | told |
| “thee that” | כִּ֥י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | thee that |
| “thou” | אָ֑תָּה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “wast” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “naked?” | עֵירֹ֖ם | Nudity | naked |
| “Hast thou eaten” | אֲכָל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eaten |
| “of” | הֲמִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | of |
| “the tree,” | הָעֵ֗ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “whereof” | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | whereof |
| “I commanded thee” | צִוִּיתִ֛יךָ | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | commanded |
| “that thou shouldest not” | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | Properly, a failure of, i.e., (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc | shouldest not |
| “eat?” | אָכָֽלְתָּ׃ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
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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.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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