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Genesis 2:20-24

20The manהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,to the birdsוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to everyוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.But for Adamוּלְאָדָ֕םu.le.'a.DamH121noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808suitableכְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ke.neg.DoH5048helperעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828was foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672.

21So the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430causedוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307the manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to fall intoעַל־'al-H5921a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639,and while he sleptוַיִּישָׁ֑ןvai.yi.ShanH3462,He tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259of the man’s ribsמִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יוmi.tzal.'o.TavH6763and closed upוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462the areaתַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃tach.Te.nahH8478with fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320.

22And from the ribהַצֵּלָ֛עha.tze.La'H6763thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430אֶֽת־'et-H853had takenלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947fromמִן־min-H4480the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,He madeוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129a womanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802and brought herוַיְבִאֶ֖הָvay.vi.'E.haH935toאֶל־'el-H413himהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23And the manהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559: “Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063isnowהַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amH6471boneעֶ֚צֶם'E.tzemH6106of my bonesמֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יme.'a.tza.MaiH6106and fleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320of my fleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320;sheלְזֹאת֙le.zoTH2063shall be calledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121‘womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,’forכִּ֥יkiH3588out of manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376sheזֹּֽאת׃ZotH2063was takenלֻֽקֳחָה־lu.ko.chah-H3947.”

24Forעַל־'al-H5921this reasonכֵּן֙kenH3651a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853will leaveיַֽעֲזָב־ya.'a.zov-H5800his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517and be unitedוְדָבַ֣קve.da.VakH1692to his wifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802,and they will becomeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

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