Genesis 3:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they were opened | וַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙ | va-ti-pa-KACH-nah | H6491 | to openפָּקַח (pa.qach) 1) to open (the eyes) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to open (the eyes) 1a2) to open (the ears) 1b) (Niphal) to be opened |
| [the] eyes of | עֵינֵ֣י | 'ei-NEI | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| both of them | שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם | she-nei-HEM | H8147 | twoשְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) |
| and they knew | וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ | vai-YE-de-'U | H3045 | to knowיָדַע (ya.da) 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) … |
| that | כִּ֥י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| [were] naked | עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם | 'ei-ru-MIM | H5903 | nakedעֵירֹם (e.rom) adj 1) naked n m 2) nakedness |
| they | הֵ֑ם | Hem | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| and they sewed together | וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙ | vai-yit-pe-RU | H8609 | to sewתָּפַר (ta.phar) 1) to sew together 1a) (Qal) to sew, sew together 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to sew 1b2) sewing (participle) |
| leafage of | עֲלֵ֣ה | 'a-LEH | H5929 | leafעָלֶה (a.leh) leaf, leafage |
| a fig tree | תְאֵנָ֔ה | te-'e-NAH | H8384 | figתְּאֵנָה (te.e.nah) fig, fig tree |
| and they made | וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ | vai-ya-'a-SU | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| loin coverings | חֲגֹרֹֽת׃ | cha-go-ROT | H2290B | beltחֲגוֹר (cha.gor) girdle, belt Another spelling of ha.go.rah (חֲגוֹרָה "belt" H2290B) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.