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Genesis 2:25 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Genesis 2:25Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:257 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּֽהְי֤וּwayihəyw
and they wereconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
שְׁנֵי/הֶם֙šənēyhem
both of themadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
עֲרוּמִּ֔יםʿărwmiym
nakedadjH6174
הָֽ/אָדָ֖םhāʾādām
the manparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
וְ/אִשְׁתּ֑/וֹwəʾišətwō
and wife hisconjH802
each · every · female · many ···
וְ/לֹ֖אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּyitəbōšāšw
they were ashamedverbH954
make · bring to · cause · put to ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Michael van BergNote1mo ago
Naked and Not Ashamed
Adam and Eve are naked and not ashamed. The text holds that state as significant - a pre-shame existence where their bodies are just bodies, natural and unselfconscious. I work with abuse survivors, ...
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