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Why do some translations render Genesis 3:8 with "the voice of the Lord" while others don't? Is it a reference to Jesus?

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Genesis 3:8, depending on the translation, says one of two things with regards to what Adam and Eve heard: 1. They heard "the *voice* of the Lord" walking in the garden or 2. The sound of the Lord God as *he* was walking in the garden. It seems that in example one, the translations are intending to mean that the actual **voice** of the Lord God was *walking* in the garden, that is, had feet. In the second group, it seems they are stating simply that the Lord could be *heard* walking in the garden. Two very distinct interpretations. KJV === > “**And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking** in the garden in > the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the > presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.” Word English Bible ================== > **They heard the voice of Yahweh God walking** in the garden in the cool > of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence > of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden. ______________________________ Now, compare that to: NIV === > **Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God** as he was > walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the > LORD God among the trees of the garden. ESV === > **And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking** in the garden in the > cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the > presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. ______________________ Is it possible that some translations are referencing the Memra of the Lord (as seen in the Aramaic Targum)? http://juchre.org/articles/word.htm The Memra is known as the **voice** of the Lord, the glory of the Lord, the Angel of the Lord, etc. Some, in fact, connect the Memra with Jesus Christ . Jesus, of course, being called the logos or the word of God. So, are there any traditions, commentaries, church fathers, etc., that hold that, specifically, the individual walking in the garden in Genesis 3:8 was Jesus and not God the Father?
Asked by RJ Navarrete (1088 rep)
Dec 14, 2015, 07:27 PM
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