Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 3:8 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd 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. {cool: Heb. wind}β
Genesis 3:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And when the woman saw that the tree {was} good for food, and that it {was} pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make {one} wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. {pleasant: Heb. a desire}
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they {were} naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. {aprons: or, things to gird about}
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. {cool: Heb. wind}
And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where {art} thou?
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I {was} naked; and I hid myself.
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