Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard.
New American Standard Bible
They heard the sound of
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze,
International Standard Version
Whenthey heard the voice of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, the man and his wife concealed themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
A Conservative Version
And they heard the voice of LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
American Standard Version
And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.
Amplified
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the
Bible in Basic English
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
Darby Translation
And they heard the voice of Jehovah Elohim, walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah Elohim, in the midst of the trees of the garden.
Julia Smith Translation
And they shall hear the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden at the breeze of the day: and Adam and his wife will hide from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the wood of the garden.
King James 2000
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 among the trees of the garden.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden {at the windy time of day}. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
Modern King James verseion
And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they heard the voice of the LORD God as he walked in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam hid himself and his wife also from the face of the LORD God, among the trees of the garden.
New Heart English Bible
They heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
The Emphasized Bible
Then heard they the sound of Yahweh God, walking to and fro in the garden at the breeze of the day, - so he hid himself - the man with his wife, from the face of Yahweh God, amid the trees of the garden.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
Themes
Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Walking
Concealment of sin » The attempt to hide sin from God
Conscience » Instances of » Of adam and eve, after they sinned
Conviction » Instances of » Adam and eve, after their disobedience
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of adam and eve, eating the forbidden fruit
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
Evening » Called » Cool of the day
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Estranged from God
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Conscious of guilt
Fear of God » Instances of guilty fear » Adam and eve
unholy Fear » A guilty conscience leads to
God » Voice of select readings » Ps 29; 1ki 19
Innocency » Contrasted with guilt, compare
Man » Disobeyed God by eating part of the forbidden fruit
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » A terror to evil does
Serpent » Satan appears to eve in the form of
Sin » How sin entered into the world
Sin » No escape from the consequences of
Sin » The wicked » Try to conceal, from God
Temptation » Yielding to temptation » Adam
Voice » God's » Strikes terror into hearts of sinners
Interlinear
Shama`
'elohiym
אלהים
'elohiym
God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly
Usage: 2600
Paniym
Tavek
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 3:8
Images Genesis 3:8
Prayers for Genesis 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sin's Consequences
7 Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:24
"Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?" the Lord asks. "Do you not know that I am everywhere?" the Lord asks.
Job 31:33
if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart,
Psalm 139:1-12
For the music director, a psalm of David. O Lord, you examine me and know.
Genesis 3:10
The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
Deuteronomy 4:33
Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it?
Deuteronomy 5:25
But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die!
Deuteronomy 23:14
For the Lord your God walks about in the middle of your camp to deliver you and defeat your enemies for you. Therefore your camp should be holy, so that he does not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.
Job 22:14
Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.'
Job 34:21-22
For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person's steps.
Job 38:1
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.
Amos 9:2-3
Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.
Jonah 1:3
Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the Lord. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the Lord.
Jonah 1:9-10
He said to them, "I am a Hebrew! And I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."
Romans 2:15
They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them,
Hebrews 4:13
And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.