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Genesis 2:16-25

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.

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