< Genesis 2 >

1 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and the whole world of them.
And the heavens and the earth and all their host were finished.
2 And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made.
And God had finished on the seventh day his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it, because that on it he rested from all his work which God had created in making it.
4 This [is] the book of the generation of heaven and earth, when they were made, in the day in which the Lord God made the heaven and the earth,
These are the histories of the heavens and the earth, when they were created, in the day that Jehovah Elohim made earth and heavens,
5 and every herb of the field before it was on the earth, and all the grass of the field before it sprang up, for God had not rained on the earth, and there was not a man to cultivate it.
and every shrub of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for Jehovah Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.
6 But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth.
But a mist went up from the earth, and moistened the whole surface of the ground.
7 And God formed the man [of] dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.
And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
8 And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.
And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
9 And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.
And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.
And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.
11 The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.
The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.
12 And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.
13 And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.
14 And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.
And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
16 And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden you may freely eat,
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it you shall not eat, but in whatever day you eat of it, you shall surely die.
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die.
18 And the Lord God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
19 And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.
And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought [them] to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.
20 And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.
And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.
21 And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.
And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.
22 And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.
And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman; and brought her to Man.
23 And Adam said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of her husband.
And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
And they were both naked, Man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

< Genesis 2 >