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Genesis 2:16-25

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.

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