New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 2:2-7

2Bythe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430completedוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615His workמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, andHe restedוַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙vai.yish.BotH7673on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605His workמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

3Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֣וֹםYomH3117and sanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942it, becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588in it He restedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605His workמְלַאכְתּ֔וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254and madeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

4Thisאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428is the accountתוֹלְד֧וֹתtol.DotH8435of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776when they were createdבְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑םbe.hi.ba.re.'AmH1254, inthe dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעֲשׂ֛וֹתa.SotH6213earthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776and heavenוְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5Now noוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH2962 H3605shrubשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7880of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704was yetH2962in the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and noוְכָל־ve.kholH2962 H3605plantעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704had yetH2962sproutedיִצְמָ֑חyitz.MachH6779,for the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had not sentH4305rainהִמְטִ֜ירhim.TirH4305upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and there was noאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120tocultivateלַֽעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

6But amistוְאֵ֖דve.'EdH108used to riseיַֽעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605surfaceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

7Then the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּיצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120ofdustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083from the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and breathedוַיִּפַּ֥חvai.yi.PachH5301into his nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֖יוbe.'a.PavH639the breathנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of lifeH2425; andmanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120becameוַֽיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a livingH2416beingלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315.

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