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Genesis 2:18-22

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.

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