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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrative describes Adam and Eve immediately after eating the fruit, capturing the exact moment their physical nakedness becomes a source of conscious shame.

The words — The Hebrew תִּפָּקַחְנָה (ti.ppach.nah) denotes their eyes being opened, while יִתְפְּרוּ (yi.tpe.ru) records the active sewing of fig leaves into makeshift coverings.

The thread — The text states their eyes opened to match Genesis 3:5, contrasts their new shame with Genesis 2:25, and points to the inadequate human coverings later condemned in Isaiah 59:6.

Why it lands — The text states they sewed fig leaves before any divine intervention, requiring the reader to recognize that self-made remedies cannot address exposed guilt and demand reliance on external provision.

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The Hebrew words

וַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va./ti.pa.Kach.nahand/ they were opened עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei[the] eyes of שְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei./Hemboth of/ them וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּva/i.Ye.de.'Uand/ they knew כִּ֥יkithat עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.Mim[were] naked הֵ֑םHemthey וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙va/i.yit.pe.Ruand/ they sewed together עֲלֵ֣ה'a.Lehleafage of תְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.Naha fig tree וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּva/i.ya.'a.Suand/ they madeלָהֶ֖םla./Hemfor <the>/ themselvesחֲגֹרֹֽת׃cha.go.Rotloin coverings

King James Version

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Cross-references

Genesis 2:25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
Isaiah 59:6 Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.
Genesis 3:5 “For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Job 9:29 Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
Genesis 3:10 “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
Isaiah 28:20 Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
2 Kings 6:20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
Deuteronomy 28:34 You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
Luke 16:23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.