EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Genesis 5:2
2God made male and female people and he called them ‘human’. He blessed them.
Genesis 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
- New International Version (NIV)He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.
Context of Genesis 5:2
1This is the report about Adam and his family. When God made men and women, he made them like himself. God made male and female people and he called them ‘human’. He blessed them. 3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him. Adam called him Seth. 4After Seth was born, Adam lived for 800 years. During this time, he had other sons and daughters.
Read all of Genesis 5Genesis 5:2 word by word
זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בְּרָאָ֑ם וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָ֗ם וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָם֙ אָדָ֔ם בְּי֖וֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Genesis 5:2
- Genesis 1:27God made humans. He made them to be like himself. He made some of them males and some of them females.
- Malachi 2:15The Lord has joined you together, as a man with his wife. Your body and your spirit belong to him. Why did God put you together? He wanted you to have children who would belong to him. So think carefully about how you live. Do not leave the wife that you married when you were a young man.
- Genesis 2:15The Lord God took the man and he put him in the Garden of Eden. God wanted the man to work in the garden and to take care of it.
- Acts 17:26God first made one man. From that one man he made all the different groups of people. He caused them to live in different places all over the world. He decided where each group of people should live. He also decided how long they should live in each place.
Commentaries on Genesis 5:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-32Verses 1-32 - Section V - The Line to Noah - The Line of Sheth 1. ספר sepher “writing, a writing, a book.” 9. קינן qēynān Qenan, “possessor, or spearsman.” 12. מהללאל mahelal'ēl Mahalalel, “praise of El.” 15. ירד yerĕd Jered, “going down.” 21. מתוּשׁלה metûshālach Methushelach, “man of the missile.” 29. נה noach Noach, “rest,” נחם nācham “sigh; repent; pity; comfort oneself; be revenged.” 32. שׁם shēm Shem, “name, fame; related: be high.” חם chām…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Male and female … "man" (Hebrew 'adam): See 1:27 and study note. blessed them: See 1:28 and study note.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. book of the generations--(See Ge 11:4). Adam--used here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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