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Genesis 2

1Andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776werefinishedH3615,andallthehostצְבָאָֽם׃tze.va.'AmH6635ofthem.

2Andontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430finishedH3615hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichhehadmadeH6213;andherestedוַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙vai.yish.BotH7673ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fromallhisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichhehadmadeH6213.

3AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430blessedH1288theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,andhallowedit;becausethatinitherestedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673fromallhisworkמְלַאכְתּ֔וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadcreatedH1254andmadeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

4ThesearethegenerationsH8435oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andoftheearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776whentheywerecreatedH1254,inthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeH6213earthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776andheavenוְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5AndnoplantH6212ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704wasyetintheearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andnoherbofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704hadyetsprungup;forJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hadnotcausedittorainהִמְטִ֜ירhim.TirH4305upontheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andtherewasnotamanH120totillthegroundH776;

6buttherewentH5927upamistfromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andwateredוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248thewholefaceH6440ofthegroundH776.

7AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּיצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120ofthedustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083ofthegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,andbreathedintohisnostrilsבְּאַפָּ֖יוbe.'a.PavH639thebreathנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397oflifeH5315;andmanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120becameH1961alivingsoulH5315.

8AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastward,inEdenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731;andthereheputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomhehadformedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Andoutofthegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430togrowH6779everytreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086thatispleasanttothesightH4758,andgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;thetreeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416alsointhemidstH8432ofthegardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,andthetreeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086oftheknowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Andariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104wentH3318outofEdenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588;andfromthenceitwasH1961parted,andbecameH1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthefirstisPishon:thatisitwhichcompasseththewholelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thereisgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12andthegoldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091ofthatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896:thereisbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916andtheonyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13Andthenameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521:thesameisitthatcompasseththewholelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14Andthenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekel:thatisitwhichgoethinfrontofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.Andthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104istheEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookH3947themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,andputhimintothegardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731todressitandtokeepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ofeverytreeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086ofthegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588thou mayestfreelyeatH398:

17butofthetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086oftheknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shaltnoteatH398ofit:forinthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthou eatest thereof thou shaltsurelydieH4191.

18AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Itisnotgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896thatthemanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120shouldbeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961aloneH905;Iwillmakeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213himahelpH5828meetforhim.

19Andoutofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127JehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335everybeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andeverybirdע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andbroughtH935themuntothemanהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120toseeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200whathewouldcallיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121them:andwhatsoeverthemanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121everylivingcreatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatwasthenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034thereof.

20Andthemanהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gavenamesH8034toallcattleH929,andtothebirdsוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtoeverybeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;butformanH120therewasnotfoundH4672ahelpH5828meetforhim.

21AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430causedadeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH3462tofallוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307uponthemanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,andhesleptH3462;andhetookH3947oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259ofhisribs,andclosedupthefleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320insteadthereof:

22andtherib,whichJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hadtakenH3947fromthemanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,madeheawomanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andbroughtH935heruntothemanהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23Andthemanמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376saidH559,ThisisnowboneH6106ofmybonesH6106,andfleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320ofmyfleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320:sheshallbecalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121Womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,becauseshewastakenH3947outofManH376.

24ThereforeH3651shallamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376leaveH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andshallcleave untohiswifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802:andtheyshallbeH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

25AndtheywereH1961bothnakedעֲרוּמִּ֔ים'a.ru.MimH6174,themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andwereH1961notashamedיִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃yit.bo.Sha.shuH954.

Commentaries on Genesis 2

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