Komentaryong Sumisipi para sa Genesis 3:10

Though Man is born without clothing, the Torah tells us that his first sin differentiated him from the other creatures around him and made him feel a need to cover himself. Once he felt this need, it led to two different outcomes: First man clothes himself by sewing together fig leaves (Bereshit 3:7).¹⁸¹Bereshit 3:7. A bit later, Adam strangely tells God that he is still naked (Bereshit 3:10).¹⁸²Ibid., 3:10. Several commentators note this peculiarity. See, for example, R. Moshe Alshich and Abarbanel on Bereshit 3:10. God then responds by clothing him anew in what the Torah describes as “skin-clothes” (Bereshit 3:21).¹⁸³Ibid., 3:21. Described as kotnot ohr, or “skin-suits,” it is not clear whether this means that they were made from some type of leather (i.e., suits made from skins) or whether they were simply “suits for the skin.” On the surface, the second set of clothes would seem redundant, since Adam’s claim that he was still naked was simply untrue. To leave it at that, however, would give us merely a superficial understanding of the event. Based on our experience with the Biblical text’s sophistication and nuance, we know that we have to look further to understand what the Torah is trying to express.