New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 2:20-24

20The manהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,and to the birdsוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of theskyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to everyוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605beastH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, but forAdamוּלְאָדָ֕םu.le.'a.DamH121there was not foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672a helperעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828suitableכְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ke.neg.DoH5048for him.

21So the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430caused adeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639to fallוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307upon the manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,and he sleptוַיִּישָׁ֑ןvai.yi.ShanH3462;then He tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259of his ribsמִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יוmi.tzal.'o.TavH6763and closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462up the fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320at that placeתַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃tach.Te.nahH8478.

22The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430fashionedוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129into a womanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802the ribהַצֵּלָ֛עha.tze.La'H6763whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had takenלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947from the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,and broughtוַיְבִאֶ֖הָvay.vi.'E.haH935her to the manהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23The manהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “ThisH2088is nowהַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amH6471boneעֶ֚צֶם'E.tzemH6106of my bonesמֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יme.'a.tza.MaiH6106,And fleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320of my fleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320;She shall be calledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121Womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588she was takenלֻֽקֳחָה־lu.ko.chah-H3947out ofManמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376.”

24For thisH3651reasonעַל־'al-H5921 H3651a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shall leaveיַֽעֲזָב־ya.'a.zov-H5800his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517,and be joinedוְדָבַ֣קve.da.VakH1692to his wifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802;and they shall becomeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

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