¶ Afterward they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the [a]cool of the day, and the man and his wife [b]hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

But the Lord God called to the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10 Who said, I heard thy voice in the garden and was afraid: because I was [c]naked, therefore I hid myself.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:8 Or, wind.
  2. Genesis 3:8 The sinful conscience fleeth God’s presence.
  3. Genesis 3:10 His hypocrisy appeareth in that he hid the cause of his nakedness, which was the transgression of God’s commandment.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking(A) in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid(B) from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”(C)

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid(D) because I was naked;(E) so I hid.”

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