Genesis 3:9

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.3.9", "source": "וַיִּקְרָ֛א יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ אַיֶּֽכָּה׃", "text": "And *yiqrāʾ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhîm* to the *ʾādām* and *yōʾmer* to him *ʾayyekkāh*?", "grammar": { "*yiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he called", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural form - God/gods", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/Adam", "*yōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʾayyekkāh*": "interrogative + 2nd masculine singular suffix - where [are] you?" }, "variants": { "*ʾayyekkāh*": "where are you?/where have you gone?" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקְרָ֛א יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר ל֖וֹ אַיֶּֽכָּה׃

Transliteration

And yiqrāʾ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm to the ʾādām and yōʾmer to him ʾayyekkāh?

Grammar Details

• *yiqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he called
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine, plural form - God/gods
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine, singular - man/Adam
• *yōʾmer*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - and he said
• *ʾayyekkāh*: interrogative + 2nd masculine singular suffix - where [are] you?

Word Meanings

• *ʾayyekkāh*: where are you?/where have you gone?

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} called{H7121} unto the man,{H120} and said{H559} unto him, Where art thou?{H335}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} God{H430} called{H7121}{(H8799)} unto Adam{H120}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Where art thou{H335}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde God called Adam and sayd vnto him where art thou?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye LORDE God called Adam, and sayde vnto him: Where art thou?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the Lord God called to the man, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde called Adam, & sayde vnto hym: where art thou?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, `Where `art' thou?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the LORD God called to the man and said to him,“Where are you?”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 4:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃", "text": "And-*yomer* *YHWH* to-*Qayin* where *Hebel* your-brother and-*yomer* not *yadaʿti* ?-*shomer* my-brother *ʾanoki*", "grammar": { "*yomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain", "*ʾey*": "interrogative particle - where", "*Hebel*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abel", "*ʾaḥiyka*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*yadaʿti*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I know", "*ha-shomer*": "interrogative particle + qal participle, masculine singular construct - keeper of", "*ʾaḥi*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my brother", "*ʾanoki*": "1st singular personal pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*ha-shomer ʾaḥi ʾanoki*": "am I my brother's keeper/guardian/watchman?" } }
• Gen 16:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.16.8", "source": "וַיֹּאמַ֗ר הָגָ֞ר שִׁפְחַ֥ת שָׂרַ֛י אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה בָ֖את וְאָ֣נָה תֵלֵ֑כִי וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִפְּנֵי֙ שָׂרַ֣י גְּבִרְתִּ֔י אָנֹכִ֖י בֹּרַֽחַת׃", "text": "And-*yomar* *Hagar* *shifchat* *Saray* *'ey*-from-this *ba't* and-where *telekhi*? And-*tomer* from-*peney* *Saray* *gebirti* *'anokhi* *borachat*.", "grammar": { "*yomar*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*Hagar*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Hagar", "*shifchat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - maidservant of", "*Saray*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Sarai", "*'ey*": "interrogative adverb - where", "*mizzeh*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun - from this", "*ba't*": "verb, Qal perfect 2nd feminine singular - you came", "*ve'anah*": "conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where", "*telekhi*": "verb, Qal imperfect 2nd feminine singular - you are going", "*tomer*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she said", "*mippeney*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from the face/presence of", "*gebirti*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mistress", "*'anokhi*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*borachat*": "verb, Qal participle feminine singular - fleeing" }, "variants": { "*mippeney*": "from the face of/from the presence of/from before" } }
• Josh 7:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "Joshua.7.17", "source": "וַיַּקְרֵב֙ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּלְכֹּ֕ד אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַזַּרְחִ֑י וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֤חַת הַזַּרְחִי֙ לַגְּבָרִ֔ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד זַבְדִּֽי׃", "text": "And *wayyaqrev* *'eth*-family-of *Yehudah*, and *wayyilkod* *'eth* family-of the-*Zarḥi*; and *wayyaqrev* *'eth*-family-of the-*Zarḥi* to-the-men, and *wayyillakhed* *Zavdi*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaqrev*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Hiphil - brought near", "*wayyilkod*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Qal - took/identified", "*wayyillakhed*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Niphal - was taken/identified" }, "variants": { "*wayyilkod*": "took/identified/captured", "*wayyillakhed*": "was taken/was identified/was captured" } } 18 { "verseID": "Joshua.7.18", "source": "וַיַּקְרֵ֥ב אֶת־בֵּית֖וֹ לַגְּבָרִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֗ד עָכָ֞ן בֶּן־כַּרְמִ֧י בֶן־זַבְדִּ֛י בֶּן־זֶ֖רַח לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyaqrev* *'eth*-house-his to-the-men, and *wayyillakhed* *'Akhan* son-of-*Karmi* son-of-*Zavdi* son-of-*Zeraḥ* for-tribe-of *Yehudah*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaqrev*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Hiphil - brought near", "*wayyillakhed*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, Niphal - was taken/identified" }, "variants": { "*wayyillakhed*": "was taken/was identified/was captured" } } 19 { "verseID": "Joshua.7.19", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל־עָכָ֗ן בְּנִי֙ שִֽׂים־נָ֣א כָב֗וֹד לַֽיהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְתֶן־ל֣וֹ תוֹדָ֑ה וְהַגֶּד־נָ֥א לִי֙ מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "And *wayyomer* *Yehoshua* to-*'Akhan*, \"Son-my, *sim*-please *kavod* to-*YHWH* *'Elohei* *Yisrael* and-*ten*-to-him *todah*, and-*hagged*-please to-me what *'asita*; *'al*-*tekhaḥed* from-me.\"", "grammar": { "*wayyomer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said", "*sim*": "imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - give/place", "*kavod*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/honor", "*'Elohei*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*ten*": "imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - give", "*todah*": "noun, feminine singular - praise/thanksgiving/confession", "*hagged*": "imperative, 2nd person masculine singular, Hiphil - tell", "*'asita*": "perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you did", "*tekhaḥed*": "imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, Piel, jussive - hide" }, "variants": { "*sim kavod*": "give glory/honor/acknowledge", "*todah*": "praise/thanksgiving/confession", "*tekhaḥed*": "hide/conceal/cover up" } }
• Rev 20:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Revelation.20.12", "source": "Καὶ εἶδον τοὺς νεκρούς, μικρούς καὶ μεγάλους, ἑστῶτας ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ βιβλία ἠνεῳχθησαν: καὶ ἄλλο βιβλίον ἠνεῳχθη, ὅ ἐστιν τῆς ζωῆς: καὶ ἐκρίθησαν οἱ νεκροὶ ἐκ τῶν γεγραμμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις, κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.", "text": "And I *eidon* the *nekrous*, *mikrous* and *megalous*, *hestōtas* before the *Theou*; and *biblia* *ēneōchthēsan*: and another *biblion* *ēneōchthē*, which *estin* of the *zōēs*: and *ekrithēsan* the *nekroi* from the things *gegrammenōn* in the *bibliois*, according to the *erga* of them.", "grammar": { "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I saw", "*nekrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*mikrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - small/little", "*megalous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - great/large", "*hestōtas*": "perfect active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - standing", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*biblia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - books/scrolls", "*ēneōchthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were opened", "*biblion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - book/scroll", "*ēneōchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was opened", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - life", "*ekrithēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were judged", "*nekroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*gegrammenōn*": "perfect passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - having been written", "*bibliois*": "dative, neuter, plural - books/scrolls", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*nekrous*": "dead ones/corpses", "*hestōtas*": "standing/established/positioned", "*biblia*": "books/scrolls/records", "*ēneōchthēsan*": "were opened/unfolded/disclosed", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*ekrithēsan*": "were judged/evaluated/assessed", "*gegrammenōn*": "having been written/recorded/inscribed", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions" } } 13 { "verseID": "Revelation.20.13", "source": "Καὶ ἔδωκεν ἡ θάλασσα τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ νεκροὺς· καὶ ὁ θάνατος καὶ ὁ ᾅδης ἔδωκαν τοὺς ἐν αὐτοῖς νεκροὺς: καὶ ἐκρίθησαν ἕκαστος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν.", "text": "And *edōken* the *thalassa* the *nekrous* in it; and the *thanatos* and the *hadēs* *edōkan* the *nekrous* in them: and *ekrithēsan* *hekastos* according to the *erga* of them.", "grammar": { "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - gave up/yielded", "*thalassa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - sea", "*nekrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - dead ones", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death", "*hadēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Hades/realm of the dead", "*edōkan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - gave up/yielded", "*ekrithēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were judged", "*hekastos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - each one", "*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*edōken*": "gave up/yielded/surrendered", "*thalassa*": "sea/ocean", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*hadēs*": "Hades/realm of the dead/underworld", "*ekrithēsan*": "were judged/evaluated/assessed", "*hekastos*": "each one/every one/each person", "*erga*": "works/deeds/actions" } }
• Gen 18:20-21 : 20 { "verseID": "Genesis.18.20", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה זַעֲקַ֛ת סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה כִּי־רָ֑בָּה וְחַ֨טָּאתָ֔ם כִּ֥י כָבְדָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* *zaʿăqaṯ* *Səḏōm* and-*ʿĂmōrâ* for-*rābbâ* and-*ḥaṭṭāʾṯām* for *ḵāḇəḏâ* *məʾōḏ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*zaʿăqaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - outcry of", "*rābbâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is great", "*ḥaṭṭāʾṯām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sin", "*ḵāḇəḏâ*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is heavy/grave", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very" }, "variants": { "*zaʿăqaṯ*": "outcry/cry of distress/complaint", "*ḵāḇəḏâ*": "heavy/grave/severe" } } 21 { "verseID": "Genesis.18.21", "source": "אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּ֣א וְאֶרְאֶ֔ה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָ֛הּ הַבָּ֥אָה אֵלַ֖י עָשׂ֣וּ ׀ כָּלָ֑ה וְאִם־לֹ֖א אֵדָֽעָה׃", "text": "*ʾērăḏâ*-*nāʾ* and-*ʾerʾeh* the-like-*ṣaʿăqāṯāh* the-*bāʾâ* to-me *ʿāśû* *kālâ* and-if-not *ʾēḏāʿâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾērăḏâ*": "qal cohortative, 1st person singular - let me go down", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ʾerʾeh*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me see", "*ṣaʿăqāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its outcry", "*bāʾâ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - coming", "*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have done", "*kālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - completion/destruction", "*ʾēḏāʿâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - let me know" }, "variants": { "*ṣaʿăqāṯāh*": "its outcry/complaint", "*kālâ*": "completion/destruction/annihilation/altogether" } }
• Gen 11:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Genesis.11.5", "source": "וַיֵּ֣רֶד יְהוָ֔ה לִרְאֹ֥ת אֶת־הָעִ֖יר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃", "text": "*wə-yēred* *YHWH* to-*rᵊʾōt* *ʾet*-the-*ʿîr* and-*ʾet*-the-*migdāl* which *bānû* *bᵊnê* the-*ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*wə-yēred*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came down", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*rᵊʾōt*": "qal infinitive construct - to see", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿîr*": "noun feminine singular - city", "*migdāl*": "noun masculine singular - tower", "*bānû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd common plural - they built", "*bᵊnê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʾādām*": "noun masculine singular - man/mankind/Adam" }, "variants": { "*wə-yēred*": "and he came down/descended", "*YHWH*": "the LORD/Yahweh", "*rᵊʾōt*": "to see/observe/inspect", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*migdāl*": "tower/fortress", "*bānû*": "they built/constructed", "*bᵊnê*": "sons of/children of", "*ʾādām*": "mankind/humanity/humankind" } }