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Genesis 3:8-10 GNB
That evening they heard the LORD God walking in the garden, and they hid from him among the trees. (9) But the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?" (10) He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked."

Genesis 3:8-10 NWT
8 Later they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden about the breezy part of the day, and the man and his wife went into hiding from the face of Jehovah God in between the trees of the garden. 9 And Jehovah God kept calling to the man and saying to him: "Where are you?" 10 Finally he said: "Your voice I heard in the garden, but I was afraid because I was naked and so I hid myself."

Genesis 3:8-10 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. (9) But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" (10) And he said, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself."

Genesis 3:8-10 MKJV
(8) And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden. (9) And Jehovah God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you? (10) And he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I am naked, and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:8-10 GW
In the cool of the evening, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking around in the garden. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees in the garden. (9) The LORD God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?" (10) He answered, "I heard you in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."

Genesis 3:8-10 LITV
(8) And they heard the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden. (9) And Jehovah God called to the man and said to him, Where are you? (10) And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation