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Genesis 3:7

And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:7
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙ עֵינֵ֣י שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ כִּ֥י עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם הֵ֑ם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙ עֲלֵ֣ה תְאֵנָ֔ה וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם חֲגֹרֹֽת׃

  1. וַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nah“and they were opened”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from פָּקַח · “to open” · Strong's H6491
  2. עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei“[the] eyes of”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  3. שְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.Hem“both of them”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  4. וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'U“and they knew”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  5. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.Mim“[were] naked”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵירֹם · “naked” · Strong's H5903
  7. הֵ֑םHem“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  8. וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.Ru“and they sewed together”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּפַר · “to sew” · Strong's H8609
  9. עֲלֵ֣ה'a.Leh“leafage of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עָלֶה · “leaf” · Strong's H5929
  10. תְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.Nah“a fig tree”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּאֵנָה · “fig” · Strong's H8384
  11. וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.Su“and they made”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  12. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for <the> themselves”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  13. חֲגֹרֹֽת׃cha.go.Rot“loin coverings”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חֲגוֹרָה · “belt” · Strong's H2290B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)