< Genesis 2 >

1 Thus were finished the heavens and the earth, and all their host.
And the heavens and the earth were finished, and the whole world of them.
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.
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.
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.
And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.
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 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,
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.
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.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
But there rose a fountain out of the earth, and watered the whole face of the earth.
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.
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.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden to the eastward, and he put there the man whom he had formed.
And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there 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.
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.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was parted, and became four principal streams.
And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.
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 one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, 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, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Cush.
And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.
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.
And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it.
And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden you may freely eat,
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.
22 And the Lord God formed the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her unto the man.
And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.
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.
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.
24 Therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they become one flesh.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

< Genesis 2 >