King James Version

Genesis 3:10

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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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).קֹלְךָ֥qolekhasoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.שָׁמַ֖עְתִּיshamatihearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…בַּגָּ֑ןbaganin gardenגַּןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.וָאִירָ֛אvairaand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and fear”, the next action in the storyH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עֵירֹ֥םeyromnakedעֵירֹםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “naked”, the ordinary formH5903nuditynaked(-ness).אָנֹ֖כִיanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.וָאֵחָבֵֽאvaechaveand hideחָבָאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and hide”, the next action in the storyH2244to secrete[idiom] held, hide (self), do secretly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.'

World English Bible

The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

Darby Translation

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I feared, because I am naked; and I hid myself.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: I heard thy voice in paradise; and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to him, I heard thy voice as thou walkedst in the garden, and I feared because I was naked and I hid myself.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τὴς φωνῆς σου ἤκουσα περιπατοῦντος ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ, καὶ ἐφοβήθην ὅτι γυμνός εἰμι, καὶ ἐκρύβην.