Genesis 2
1 Thus were finished the heavens and the earth, and all their host.
The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
2 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.
On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because thereon he had rested from all his work which God had created in making it.
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, on the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven.
This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
5 And every plant of the field was not yet on the earth, and every herb of the field had not yet grown; for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and man was not yet there to till the ground.
No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.
The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden to the eastward, and he put there the man whom he had formed.
The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And the Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree 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.
Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was parted, and became four principal streams.
A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.
11 The name of the first is Pishon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good; there is the bdellium and the onyx stone.
and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Cush.
The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel, the same which floweth towards the east of Assyria; and the fourth river is the Euphrates.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it.
The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for on the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help suitable for him.
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
19 And the Lord God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heaven, and he brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that should be its name.
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.
20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heaven, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help suitable for him.
The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.
The LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
22 And the Lord God formed the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her unto the man.
The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
23 And the man said, This time it is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; this shall be called Woman, [[Ishah, ]] because out of Man [[Ishi]] was this one taken.
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
24 Therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they become one flesh.
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
