Genesis 3:11
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Genesis 3:11 in other translations
| BSB | “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” |
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| WEB | God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” |
| ASV | And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? |
| YLT | And He saith, ‘Who hath declared to thee that thou art naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?' |
| DARBY | And he said, Who told thee that thou art naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee not to eat? |
| BBE | And he said, Who gave you the knowledge that you were without clothing? Have you taken of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take? |
| Webster | And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eat? |
What does Genesis 3:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 3:9-13
Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou? Those who by sin go astray from God, should seriously consider where they are; they are afar off from all good, in the midst of their enemies, in bondage to Satan, and in the high road to utter ruin. This lost sheep had wandered without end, if the good Shepherd had not sought after him, and told him, that where he was straying he could not be either happy or…
Genesis 3:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 3:11
- Romans 3:20
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
- Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
- Psalms 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
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Context
- Genesis 3:10
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
- Genesis 3:11
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
- Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y díjole: ¿Quién te enseñó que estabas desnudo? ¿Has comido del árbol de que yo te mandé no comieses? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel Dieu dit: Qui t’a montré que tu étais nu? As-tu mangé de l’arbre dont je t’ai commandé de ne pas manger? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Wer hat dir kundgetan, daß du nackt bist? Hast du gegessen von dem Baume, von dem ich dir geboten habe, nicht davon zu essen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui dixit: Quis enim indicavit tibi quod nudus esses, nisi quod ex ligno de quo præceperam tibi ne comederes, comedisti? |