Genesis 2:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”

Genesis 2:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:257 words

וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

שְׁנֵיהֶםšənêhemTwo

עֲרוּמִּיםʿărûmîmNude

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

וְאִשְׁתּוֹwəʾišətwōAnd woman

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּyitəbōšāšûPale

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist

שְׁנֵיהֶםšənêhemTwo

עֲרוּמִּיםʿărûmîmNude

הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy

וְאִשְׁתּוֹwəʾišətwōAnd woman

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּyitəbōšāšûPale

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