Genesis 3:21

Genesis 3:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

Context of Genesis 3:21

19By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.” 20The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. The Lord God made garments from skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. 22And the Lord God said, “Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not be allowed to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” 23So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 3:21 word by word

וַיַּעַשׂ֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים לְאָדָ֧ם וּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ כָּתְנ֥וֹת ע֖וֹר וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Unto Adamאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• also and to his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• did the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• coatsכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801
• of skinsעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• and clothed themלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847

Cross-references for Genesis 3:21

• Genesis 3:7Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
• Romans 3:22namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
• 2 Corinthians 5:2For in this earthly house we groan, because we desire to put on our heavenly dwelling,

Commentaries on Genesis 3:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21God made coats of skins - It is very likely that the skins out of which their clothing was made were taken off animals whose blood had been poured out as a sin-offering to God; for as we find Cain and Abel offering sacrifices to God, we may fairly presume that God had given them instructions on this head; nor is it likely that the notion of a sacrifice could have ever occurred to the mind of man without an express revelation from God. Hence we may safely…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 - XVI. The Judgment 15. שׁוּף shûp “bruise, wound.” ͂ (= ͂ ?) tērein ̓́ ektribein Job 9:17, ͂ katapatein Psalm 139:11, ́ suntribein Romans 16:20. 16. תשׁוּקה teshûqâh “desire, inclination.” ́ apostrofee ̓́ epistrophē Genesis 3:8-13; the sentence pronounced upon each, Genesis 3:14-19; and certain particulars following thereupon, Genesis 3:20-21. Genesis 3:8-9 The voice, we conceive, is the thunder of the approach of God and his call to Adam…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-21Verses 20-21 God named the man, and called him Adam, which signifies red earth; Adam named the woman, and called her Eve, that is, life. Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. Adam probably had regard to the blessing of a Redeemer, the promised Seed, in calling his wife Eve, or life; for He should be the life of all believers, and in Him all the families of the earth should be blessed. See also God's care for our first parents…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21God showed mercy and gave Adam and Eve better clothing (compare 3:7) before sending them into the harsh world outside the garden.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. God made coats of skins--taught them to make these for themselves. This implies the institution of animal sacrifice, which was undoubtedly of divine appointment, and instruction in the only acceptable mode of worship for sinful creatures, through faith in a Redeemer (He 9:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 3:21

• Adam
• Dress
• Eve
• God
• Leather
• Sin
• Skin

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Above
• Beguile
• Bread
• Clothe
• Coat
• Conception
• Dust

Commentaries on Genesis 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings