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Genesis 2:16-25

16AndJehovahElohimcommandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680Manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ofeverytreeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086ofthegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588thou shaltfreelyeatH398;

17butofthetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086oftheknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shaltnoteatH398ofit;forinthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthou eatestofitthou shaltcertainlydieH4191.

18AndJehovahElohimsaidH559,Itisnotgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896thatManהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120shouldbeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961aloneH905;Iwillmakeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213himahelpmate,hislike.

19Andoutofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127JehovahElohimhadformedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335everyanimalH2416ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704andallfowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andbroughtH935[them]toManהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,toseeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200whathewouldcallיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121them;andwhateverManהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121eachlivingsoulH5315,thatwasitsnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

20AndManהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gavenamesH8034toallcattleH929,andtothefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtoeverybeastofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;butasforAdam,hefoundH4672nohelpmate,hislike.

21AndJehovahElohimcausedadeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH3462tofallוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307uponManהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120;andhesleptH3462.AndhetookH3947oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259ofhisribsandclosedupfleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320initsstead.

22AndJehovahElohimbuiltH1129theribthathehadtakenH3947fromManהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120intoawomanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andbroughtH935hertoManהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23AndManמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376saidH559,Thistimeהַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amH6471itisboneH6106ofmybonesH6106andfleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320ofmyfleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320:thisshallbecalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121Womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,becausethiswastakenH3947outofamanH376.

24ThereforeH3651shallamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376leaveH5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1andhismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,andcleavetohiswifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802;andtheyshallbecomeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

25AndtheywereH1961bothnakedעֲרוּמִּ֔ים'a.ru.MimH6174,Manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andwereH1961notashamedיִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃yit.bo.Sha.shuH954.

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