⁸Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking^p in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid^q from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

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Genesis 3:8–9: And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”

Cross references

p Lev 26:12; Dt 23:14
q Job 13:16; 23:7; 31:33; 34:22, 23; Ps 5:5; 139:7–12; Isa 29:15; Jer 16:17; 23:24; 49:10; Rev 6:15–16

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden at the windy time of day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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