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.
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ASV
And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.
KJV
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ | vai.yish.me.'U | and they heard | H8085 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| ק֨וֹל | Kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → |
| יְהוָ֧ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֛ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ | mit.ha.Lekh | walking about | H1980 → |
| בַּגָּ֖ן | ba.Gan | in the garden | H1588 → |
| לְר֣וּחַ | le.Ru.ach | to [the] wind of | H7307 → |
| הַיּ֑וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨א | vai.yit.cha.Be' | and he hid himself | H2244 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֜ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ | ve.'ish.To | and wife his | H802 → |
| מִפְּנֵי֙ | mi.pe.Nei | from before | H6440 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| בְּת֖וֹךְ | be.Tokh | in among | H8432 → |
| עֵ֥ץ | 'etz | [the] tree[s] of | H6086 → |
| הַגָּֽן׃ | ha.Gan | the garden | H1588 → |
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