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When the woman saw that the tree produced good food, was attractive in appearance,[a] and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it.[b] Then she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate some, too.[c] As a result, they both understood what they had done,[d] and they became aware that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

When they heard the voice of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, the man and his wife concealed themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 3:6 Lit. was pleasing to the eyes
  2. Genesis 3:6 The Heb. lacks it
  3. Genesis 3:6 The Heb. lacks some, too
  4. Genesis 3:7 Lit. the eyes of both of them were opened