< Genesis 2 >

1 Thus were finished the heavens and the earth, and all their host.
Thus the heauens and the earth were finished, and all the host 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.
For in the seuenth day GOD ended his worke which he had made, and the seuenth day he rested from al his worke, which he had 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.
So God blessed the seuenth day, and sanctified it, because that in it he had rested from all his worke, which God had created and made.
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.
These are the generations of the heauens and of the earth, when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heauens,
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 euery plant of the fielde, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grewe: for the Lord God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, neither was there 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 myst went vp from the earth, and watered all 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.
The Lord God also made the man of the dust of the grounde, and breathed in his face breath of life, and the man was a liuing soule.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden to the eastward, and he put there the man whom he had formed.
And the Lord God planted a garden Eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had made.
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.
(For out of the ground made the Lord God to grow euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the mids of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was parted, and became four principal streams.
And out of Eden went a riuer to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure 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 one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.
12 And the gold of that land is good; there is the bdellium and the onyx stone.
And the golde of that land is good: there is Bdelium, and the Onix stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Cush.
And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande 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 also of the third riuer is Hiddekel: this goeth toward the Eastside of Asshur: and the fourth riuer is Perath)
15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it.
Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery 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 of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.
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.
Also the Lord God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for 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.
So the Lord God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.
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 therefore gaue names vnto all cattell, and to the foule of the heauen, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam founde he not an helpe meete for 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.
Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, and closed vp the flesh in steade 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 the ribbe which the Lord God had taken from the man, made he a woman, 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.
Then the man said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe 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 shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

< Genesis 2 >