Genesis
Genesis 3:10–11
10“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
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Genesis 3:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I heard | שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| Your voice | קֹלְךָ֥ | qō·lə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| in the garden | בַּגָּ֑ן | bag·gān | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H1588 enclosure, garden |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and I was afraid | וָאִירָ֛א | wā·’î·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3372 fear |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָנֹ֖כִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| naked | עֵירֹ֥ם | ‘ê·rōm | Adjective - masculine singular | H5903 naked |
| so I hid myself | וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃ | wā·’ê·ḥā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2244 withdraw, hide |
Genesis 3:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִ֚י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| told | הִגִּ֣יד | hig·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | אָ֑תָּה | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | עֵירֹ֖ם | ‘ê·rōm | Adjective - masculine singular | H5903 naked |
| asked | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Have you eaten | אֲכָל־ | ’ă·ḵāl- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| from | הֲמִן־ | hă·min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the tree | הָעֵ֗ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| of which | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I commanded you | צִוִּיתִ֛יךָ | ṣiw·wî·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| not to | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| eat | אָכָֽלְתָּ׃ | ’ā·ḵā·lə·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
Cross-references
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Genesis 3:10 Genesis 2:25 · Psalm 119:120 · Isaiah 57:11 · Isaiah 47:3 · Exodus 3:6 · Job 23:15 · 1 John 3:20 · Isaiah 33:14 · Exodus 32:25 · Genesis 3:7 · Revelation 16:15
Genesis 3:11 Romans 3:20 · Genesis 4:10 · Psalm 50:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.