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Genesis 2:1-9

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.

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