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Genesis 2:20-24

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.

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