Revised Literal Translation
Genesis 2:1
1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Genesis 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
- New International Version (NIV)Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.
Context of Genesis 2:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
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וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 2:1
- Genesis 2:4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yhwh God made the earth and the heavens,
- Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Exodus 20:11For in six days Yhwh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yhwh blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
- Exodus 31:17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Yhwh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
- 2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before Yhwh, and said, O Yhwh God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12Huram said moreover, Blessed be Yhwh God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for Yhwh, and an house for his kingdom.
- Nehemiah 9:6Thou, even thou, art Yhwh alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
- Job 12:9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of Yhwh hath wrought this?
- Psalms 89:11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
- Psalms 104:2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Psalms 136:5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
- Psalms 146:6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
- Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God Yhwh, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
- Isaiah 45:18For thus saith Yhwh that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am Yhwh; and there is none else.
- Isaiah 48:13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
- Isaiah 55:9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Commentaries on Genesis 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And all the host of them - The word host signifies literally an army, composed of a number of companies of soldiers under their respective leaders; and seems here elegantly applied to the various celestial bodies in our system, placed by the Divine wisdom under the influence of the sun. From the original word צבא tsaba, a host, some suppose the Sabeans had their name, because of their paying Divine honors to the heavenly bodies. From the Septuagint…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-3Verses 1-3 - The Seventh Day 1. צבא tsābā' “a host in marching order,” a company of persons or things in the order of their nature and the progressive discharge of their functions. Hence, it is applied to the starry host Deuteronomy 4:19, to the angelic host 1 Kings 22:19, to the host of Israel Exodus 12:41, and to the ministering Levites Numbers 4:23. ́ kosmos חשׁביעי chashebı̂y‛ı̂y Here השׁשׁי hashshı̂y is read by the Samaritan Pentateuch, the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The first sabbath. (1-3) Particulars about the creation. (4-7) The planting of the garden of Eden. (8-14) Man is placed in it. (15) God's command. (16-17) The animals named, The making of woman, The Divine institution of marriage. (18-25) Verses 1-3 After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. God did not rest as one weary, but as one well pleased. Notice…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Humans are the most important of God's creation (1:26–31), and day 7 is the most important of the creation week. When God rested, he approved all creation. There was nothing more needed! This seven-day framework structured Israel's week. The seventh day was the model for their weekly Sabbath. God intended for the Sabbath to celebrate his completed work. God set apart the seventh day as holy. The people dedicated it to the Creator, who also rested on this…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11. the heavens--the firmament or atmosphere. host--a multitude, a numerous array, usually connected in Scripture with heaven only, but here with the earth also, meaning all that they contain. were finished--brought to completion. No permanent change has ever since been made in the course of the world, no new species of animals been formed, no law of nature repealed or added to. They could have been finished in a moment as well as in six days, but the work…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 2
- 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
- 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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