Genesis 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 3:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֨וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בַּגָּ֖ן
gan
H1588
garden
לְר֣וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
הַיּ֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨א
châbâʼ
H2244
to hide
הָֽאָדָ֜ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִפְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּת֖וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
עֵ֥ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
הַגָּֽן
gan
H1588
garden
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, but the man and his wife hid from the presence of Yahweh God among the tree of the garden.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).