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Andוַthe eyesעֵינֵיof both of themשְׁנֵיהֶםwere opened,תִּפָּקַחְנָהand they knewוַיֵּדְעוּthatכִּיtheyהֵםwerenaked;עֵירֻמִּםand they sewed togetherוַיִּתְפְּרוּfigתְאֵנָהleavesעֲלֵהand madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּthemselvesלָהֶםloincloths.חֲגֹרֹת
Genesis 3:7
Study it in the app“And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed together fig leaves and made themselves loincloths.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 3:7, word by word
- the eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of both of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- were openedתִּפָּקַחְנָהtipakachna
open (the eyes)
Open (the eyes or the ears); from there, become aware.
Where else “tipakachna” appears- and they knewיֵּדְעוּyedu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedu” appears- nakedעֵירֻמִּםerumim
naked
Without clothes, exposed and ashamed.
Where else “erumim” appears- and they sewed togetherיִּתְפְּרוּyitpru
sew
Sew.
Where else “yitpru” appears- figתְאֵנָהteena
fig tree
The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.
Where else “teena” appears- leavesעֲלֵהale
leaf
Leaf; foliage.
Where else “ale” appears- and madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaasu” appears- loinclothsחֲגֹרֹתchagorot
loincloth, belt
Something tied round the waist: a belt or loincloth.
Where else “chagorot” appears
The context
6And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable for gaining insight; and she took of its fruit and ate, and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
7 · This verse (above)
8And they heard the sound of YHWH Elohim walking about in the garden in the wind of the day, and the man and his wife hid from the presence of YHWH Elohim among the trees of the garden.
To study Genesis 3 in a group
1. What it says
What did the serpent say to the woman, and what did she and the man do afterward (vv. 1-6)?
2. What it means
What changed between the man, the woman, and Elohim after they ate the fruit (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
When you fail, how can you come near to Elohim instead of hiding, as the man did (v. 8)?