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Genesis 3:8

Genesis 3:8
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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they heard the voice of the Lord God,.... Which they had heard before, and knew, though perhaps now in another tone,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 3:8-21

- XVI. The Judgment 15. שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” τηρεῖν (=τερεῖν?) tērein ἐκτρίβειν ektribein Job 9:17,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

The voice of the Lord - The voice is properly used here, for as God is an infinite Spirit, and cannot be confined to any…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 3:6-8

Here we see what Eve's parley with the tempter ended in. Satan, at length, gains his point, and the strong-hold is taken…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the voice Better, as R.V. marg., sound. The man and woman are represented as hearing the sound of God's footsteps in the…