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Genesis 2

1Thus theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֥יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776werefinishedוַיְכֻלּ֛וּvay.khu.LuH3615, and all the host ofthemצְבָאָֽם׃tze.va.'AmH6635.

2And on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430endedוַיְכַ֤לvay.KhalH3615hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399which he hadmadeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213; and herestedוַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙vai.yish.BotH7673on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117from all hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֖וֹme.lakh.ToH4399which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

3AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430blessedוַיְבָ֤רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, andsanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942it:becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588that in it he hadrestedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673from all hisworkמְלַאכְתּ֔וֹme.lakh.ToH4399whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430createdבָּרָ֥אba.Ra'H1254andmadeלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.SotH6213.

4Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתוֹלְד֧וֹתtol.DotH8435of theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and of theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776when they werecreatedבְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑םbe.hi.ba.re.'AmH1254, in thedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעֲשׂ֛וֹתa.SotH6213theearthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776and theheavensוְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5And everyplantשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7880of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704beforeטֶ֚רֶםTe.remH2962it was in theearthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, and everyherbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962itgrewיִצְמָ֑חyitz.MachH6779:forכִּי֩kiH3588theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hadnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808caused it torainהִמְטִ֜ירhim.TirH4305upon theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there wasnotאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369amanוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120totillלַֽעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

6But there wentupיַֽעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927amistוְאֵ֖דve.'EdH108fromמִן־min-H4480theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andwateredוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248the wholefaceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּיצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120of thedustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083ofמִן־min-H4480thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, andbreathedוַיִּפַּ֥חvai.yi.PachH5301into hisnostrilsבְּאַפָּ֖יוbe.'a.PavH639thebreathנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416; andmanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120became alivingחַיָּֽה׃chai.YahH2416soulלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924inEdenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731; andthereשָׁ֔םShamH8033heputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadformedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Andoutמִן־min-H4480of thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeH6779theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430togrowH6779everytreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that ispleasantנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to thesightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758, andgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978; thetreeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416also in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thegardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588, and thetreeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086ofknowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10And ariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104wentoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318ofEdenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588; and from there it waspartedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504, and became intofourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thefirstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259isPisonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376:ה֣וּאhu'H1931which goestaroundהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437the wholelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12And thegoldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091ofthatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: there isbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and theonyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13And thenameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521: the same that goestaroundהַסּוֹבֵ֔בha.so.VevH5437the wholelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14And thenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekelחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313: which flowethtowardהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980theeastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804. And thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104isEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, and puthimH3240into thegardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731totendלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647it and tokeepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

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

17But of thetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086of theknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shalt noteatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398of it: for in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that thoueatestאֲכָלְךָ֥'a.khal.KhaH398of it thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

18And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is notgoodט֛וֹבTovH2896that themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120shouldbeהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961alone; I willmakeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213him an helpmeetעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828for him.

19And out of thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335everybeastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and everyfowlע֣וֹףofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andbroughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935them toAdamהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120toseeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200what he wouldcallיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121them: and whateverAdamהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121everylivingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatה֥וּאhu'H1931was itsnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

20AndAdamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034to allcattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929, and to thefowlsוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to everybeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704; but forAdamH120there was notfoundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672an helpmeetעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828for him.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430causedH5307a deepsleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.MahH8639tofallוַיַּפֵּל֩vai.ya.PelH5307uponAdamH121, and hesleptוַיִּישָׁ֑ןvai.yi.ShanH3462: and hetookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947oneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259of hisribsמִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יוmi.tzal.'o.TavH6763, and closedupוַיִּסְגֹּ֥רvai.yis.GorH5462thefleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320in its place;

22And theribהַצֵּלָ֛עha.tze.La'H6763, which theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀'E.lo.HimH430hadtakenלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947frommanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, hemadeוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129awomanלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802, andbroughtוַיְבִאֶ֖הָvay.vi.'E.haH935her to themanהָֽאָדָֽם׃Ha.'a.DamH120.

23AndAdamהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063isnowהַפַּ֗עַםha.Pa.'amH6471boneעֶ֚צֶם'E.tzemH6106of mybonesמֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יme.'a.tza.MaiH6106, andfleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320of myfleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יmi.be.sa.RiH1320:sheלְזֹאת֙le.zoTH2063shall becalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121Womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, becausesheזֹּֽאת׃ZotH2063wastakenלֻֽקֳחָה־lu.ko.chah-H3947out ofManמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376.

24Thereforeכֵּן֙kenH3651shall amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376leaveיַֽעֲזָב־ya.'a.zov-H5800hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1and hismotherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517, and shallcleaveוְדָבַ֣קve.da.VakH1692to hiswifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.ToH802: and they shall beoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.SarH1320.

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

Commentaries on Genesis 2

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