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NASB | Genesis 3:9 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:9 But the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, "Where are you?" |
Bible Question: What is God really asking here? |
Bible Answer: Title: Barnes’ Notes on the Old Testament Author: Barnes, Albert The voice, we conceive, is the thunder of the approach of God and his call to Adam. The hiding is another token of the childlike simplicity of the parents of our race under the shame and fear of guilt. The question, “Where art thou?” implies that the Lord was aware of their endeavor to hide themselves from him. What is the first question in the new Testament. Matthew 2.2 |