God & Savior

Genesis 3:8

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.
Genesis 3:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ אֶת־ק֨וֹל יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּגָּ֖ן לְר֣וּחַ הַיּ֑וֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ מִפְּנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים בְּת֖וֹךְ עֵ֥ץ הַגָּֽן׃

  1. וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'U“and they heard”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. ק֨וֹלKol“[the] sound of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  4. יְהוָ֧הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  6. מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.Lekh“walking about”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  7. בַּגָּ֖ןba.Gan“in the garden”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
  8. לְר֣וּחַle.Ru.ach“to [the] wind of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  9. הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  10. וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨אvai.yit.cha.Be'“and he hid himself”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָבָא · “to hide” · Strong's H2244
  11. הָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.Dam“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “Adam” · Strong's H0120H
  12. וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹve.'ish.To“and wife his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  13. מִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.Nei“from before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  14. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  16. בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  17. עֵ֥ץ'etz“[the] tree[s] of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  18. הַגָּֽן׃ha.Gan“the garden”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)