KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”
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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 the Lord” | יְהוָ֥ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “called” | וַיִּקְרָ֛א | To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) | called |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Adam,” | הָֽאָדָ֑ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | Adam |
| “and said” | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto him, Where thou?” | אַיֶּֽכָּה׃ | Where? hence how? | unto him Where thou |
| “art” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) |
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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.
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?
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