Focused Passage

Genesis 3:8-13

Humanity Rebels Against God, Falls Under Curse, and Receives the First Hope of Redemption

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8 Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”

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?”

12 And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

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Verse 8

Original words

Then the man הָֽאָדָ֜ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular and his wife וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ H802 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular heard וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the voice ק֨וֹל H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֧ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural walking מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ H1980 Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular in the garden בַּגָּ֖ן H1588 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular in the breeze לְר֣וּחַ H7307 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct of the day הַיּ֑וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular and they hid themselves וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨א H2244 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular from the presence מִפְּנֵי֙ H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Noun - masculine plural among בְּת֖וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct the trees עֵ֥ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct of the garden הַגָּֽן׃ H1588 Article | Noun - common singular

BSB notes

  • Or at the breezy (time); Hebrew unto the Ruach
Verse 9

Original words

But the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural called out וַיִּקְרָ֛א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the man הָֽאָדָ֑ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וַיֹּ֥אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular Where [are] you אַיֶּֽכָּה׃ H335 Interrogative | second person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

I heard שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Your voice קֹלְךָ֥ H6963 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular in the garden בַּגָּ֑ן H1588 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular he replied וַיֹּ֕אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and I was afraid וָאִירָ֛א H3372 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I אָנֹ֖כִי H595 Pronoun - first person common singular [was] naked עֵירֹ֥ם H5903 Adjective - masculine singular so I hid myself וָאֵחָבֵֽא׃ H2244 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 11

Original words

Who מִ֚י H4310 Interrogative told הִגִּ֣יד H5046 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - לְךָ֔ Preposition | second person masculine singular you אָ֑תָּה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular that כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction you [were] naked עֵירֹ֖ם H5903 Adjective - masculine singular asked [the LORD God] וַיֹּ֕אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Have you eaten אֲכָל־ H398 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct from הֲמִן־ H4480 Preposition the tree הָעֵ֗ץ H6086 Article | Noun - masculine singular of which אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative I commanded you צִוִּיתִ֛יךָ H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular not to לְבִלְתִּ֥י H1115 Preposition-l eat אָכָֽלְתָּ׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular - מִמֶּ֖נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

And the man הָֽאָדָ֑ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular answered וַיֹּ֖אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular The woman הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ H802 Article | Noun - feminine singular whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative You gave נָתַ֣תָּה H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular me עִמָּדִ֔י H5978 Preposition | first person common singular she הִ֛וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular gave נָֽתְנָה־ H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular me לִּ֥י Preposition | first person common singular [fruit] from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the tree הָעֵ֖ץ H6086 Article | Noun - masculine singular and I ate it וָאֹכֵֽל׃ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Verse 13

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֧ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to the woman לָאִשָּׁ֖ה H802 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular What מַה־ H4100 Interrogative [is] this זֹּ֣את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular you have done עָשִׂ֑ית H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular The serpent הַנָּחָ֥שׁ H5175 Article | Noun - masculine singular deceived me הִשִּׁיאַ֖נִי H5377 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular [she] הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה H802 Article | Noun - feminine singular replied וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular and I ate וָאֹכֵֽל׃ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular

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