Genesis 2
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 And on the sixth day God finished his works which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his works which he had made.
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
3 So God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested on it from all his works which God had created and made.
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
4 This is the account of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, at the time when God made the earth and the heavens.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.
5 Now no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted; for God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there were no people to cultivate the ground,
Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
6 but springs came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
7 And God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
8 And God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
9 And out of the ground God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life 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 separated and became the source of four rivers.
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
11 The name of the first is Pishon; this is the one which goes around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon; it goes around the whole land of Cush.
The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel; this is the one which flows east of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Perath.
The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 And God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and take care of it.
Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
16 And God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
18 And God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
19 And out of the ground God formed every tame animal, and every wild animal, and every flying creature of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20 And the man gave names to all the tame animals, and to all the flying creatures of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21 So God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh at that place.
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
22 And the rib that God had taken from the man he fashioned into a woman and brought her to the man.
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
23 And the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because this one was taken out of Man."
And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”
24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.
