Revised Version 1895

Genesis 2:16-25

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.

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