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Genesis 3:7

And the eyes of them both were opened: and when they perceived themselves to be naked, they sewed together fig leaves, and made themselves aprons.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat.

8And when they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in paradise at the afternoon air, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God, amidst the trees of paradise.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:5For God doth know that in what day soever you shall eat thereof, your eyes shall be opened: and you shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.

Deuteronomy 28:34And be astonished at the terror of those things which thy eyes shall see:

2 Kings 6:20And when they were come into Samaria, Eliseus said: Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.

Isaiah 28:20For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering can- not cover both.

Luke 16:23And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:7-9

The Fall of Man. ( b. c. 4004.) 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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