Revised Version 1895

Genesis 2

1And theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776werefinishedוַיְכֻלּ֛וּvay.khu.LuH3615, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehostצְבָאָֽם׃tze.va.'AmH6635of them.

2And on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430finishedוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213; and herestedוַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙vai.yish.BotH7673on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

3AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, and hallowed it:becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588that in it herestedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֔וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadcreatedבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254andmadeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

4Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתוֹלְד֧וֹתtol.DotH8435of theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and of theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776when they werecreatedבְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑םbe.hi.ba.re.'AmH1254, in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעֲשׂ֛וֹתa.SotH6213earthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776andheavenוְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

5AndnoH3808plantH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704was yet in theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andnoH3808herbH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704had yetsprungיִצְמָ֑חyitz.MachH6779upH5921: for theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hadnotH3808causedיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961it torainהִמְטִ֜ירhim.TirH4305uponH5921theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there wasnotH3808amanוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120totillלַֽעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647thegroundH776;

6but therewentH5927upH5927amistוְאֵ֖דve.'EdH108from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andwateredוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605faceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of thegroundH776.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּיצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120of thedustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083of thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, andbreathedH5397intoH1961hisnostrilsבְּאַפָּ֖יוbe.'a.PavH639thebreathנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397oflifeH5315; andmanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120becameH1961alivingH2416soulH5315.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, inEdenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731; and there heputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadformedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Andoutמִן־min-H4480of thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeH3605theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430togrowוַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.MachH6779everyH3605treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that ispleasantH2896to thesightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758, andgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978; thetreeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416also in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thegardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588, and thetreeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of theknowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10And ariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104wentH3318outH3318ofEdenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588; and from thence it waspartedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504, andbecameוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thefirstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259isPishonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376: that is itwhichH834compasseth thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12and thegoldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091of thatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: there isbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and theonyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13And thenameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521: thesameה֣וּאhu'H1931is it that compasseth thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14And thenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104is Hiddekel: that is itwhichH1931goeth in front ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804. And thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104isEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookH3947themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, andputH3240himintoH3947thegardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731to dress it and tokeepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Ofeveryמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of thegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588thou mayestfreelyאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398:

17but of thetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086of theknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatH398of it: for in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that thou eatest thereof thou shaltsurelyכִּ֗יKiH3588dieH4191.

18And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֛וֹבTovH2896that themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120should bealoneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905; I willmakeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213him anhelpעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828meet for him.

19Andoutמִן־min-H4480of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335everyH3605beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andeveryH3605fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the air; andbroughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935them unto themanהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120toseeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100he wouldcallיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121them: andwhatsoeverH3605themanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121everyH3605livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, that was thenameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034thereof.

20And themanהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605cattleH929, and to thefowlוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the air, and toeveryוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605beastH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704; but formanH120there wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808foundH4672anhelpעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828meetH4672for him.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430causedH430adeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH3462tofallוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307uponH5921themanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, and hesleptH3462; and hetookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947one of hisribsמִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יוmi.tzal.'o.TavH6763, andclosedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462upH5921thefleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320insteadתַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃tach.Te.nahH8478thereof:

22and theribהַצֵּלָ֛עha.tze.La'H6763,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hadtakenלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947from themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,madeH834he awomanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802, andbroughtוַיְבִאֶ֖הָvay.vi.'E.haH935herאֶל־'el-H413unto themanהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23And themanמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, This isnowהַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amH6471boneעֶ֚צֶם'E.tzemH6106of mybonesמֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יme.'a.tza.MaiH6106, andfleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320of myfleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320:sheH3588shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121Womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,becauseH3588sheH3588wastakenלֻֽקֳחָה־lu.ko.chah-H3947outH376ofManH376.

24Therefore shall amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376leaveיַֽעֲזָב־ya.'a.zov-H5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and shall cleave unto hiswifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802: and they shall be onefleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

25And they werebothשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147nakedעֲרוּמִּ֔ים'a.ru.MimH6174, themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and werenotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808ashamedיִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃yit.bo.Sha.shuH954.

Commentaries on Genesis 2

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