Genesis 3:10

And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

In Context

9And the LORD God called unto the man, and said unto him: 'Where art thou?'

11And 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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Cross References

Genesis 3:7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.

Exodus 32:25And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose — for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies —

Psalms 119:120My flesh shuddereth for fear of Thee; and I am afraid of Thy judgments.

Isaiah 47:3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, and will let no man intercede.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:10-11

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. We have here the arraignment of these deserters before the righteous Judge of heaven and earth, who, though he is not tied to observe formalities, yet proceeds against them with all possible fairness, that he may be justified when he speaks. Observe here, I. The startling question with which God pursued Adam and arrested him: Where art… Read the whole commentary →

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