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Genesis 3:21
And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD God acts immediately after Adam names his wife Eve and before He declares that man must be barred from the tree of life. He provides physical covering for Adam and his wife following their exposure and shame.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יַּעַשׂ֩ (va/i.ya.'As) literally means "and he made," while ע֖וֹר (or) translates to "skin." These terms specify that God crafted physical coverings from animal hide rather than woven material or foliage.
The thread — This act of divine clothing appears typologically in Isaiah 61:10, where God clothes the believer with garments of salvation, and in 2 Corinthians 5:21, where righteousness is imputed to the sinner. The imagery also recurs in 2 Corinthians 5:2 regarding the longing for a heavenly dwelling.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that God alone provides the covering for human shame and mortality. It requires the reader to accept that divine intervention, not human effort, addresses the consequences of disobedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
- Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
- Romans 3:22 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,