the previous narrative, while their description as “naked, and … no shame” anticipates the central problem that follows. Two different but related words are used to describe the “nakedness” of the man and his wife. The choice of arom (“naked”; GK 6873) at the beginning of the narrative is likely motivated by the alliteration between arom and arum (“crafty,” 3:1; GK 6874). This provides an immediate connecting link with the previous narrative and a presage to the events and outcome of the subsequent