Genesis 2
Authorized (King James) Version
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended 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 that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 These are 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 before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and 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. 7 And the Lord God formed man of 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 eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 and the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 2
New King James Version
The Garden of Eden
2 Thus the heavens and the earth, and (A)all the host of them, were finished. 2 (B)And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God (C)blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
4 (D)This is the [a]history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 before any (E)plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not (F)caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man (G)to till the ground; 6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the (H)dust of the ground, and (I)breathed into his (J)nostrils the breath of life; and (K)man became a living being.
Life in God’s Garden
8 The Lord God planted (L)a garden (M)eastward in (N)Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made (O)every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (P)The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and (Q)evil.
10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts (R)the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. (S)Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is (T)Hiddekel;[b] it is the one which goes toward the east of [c]Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 Then the Lord God took [d]the man and put him in the garden of Eden to [e]tend and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (U)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it (V)you[f] shall surely (W)die.”
18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; (X)I will make him a helper comparable to him.” 19 (Y)Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and (Z)brought them to [g]Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
21 And the Lord God caused a (AA)deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [h]made into a woman, (AB)and He (AC)brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now (AD)bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called [i]Woman,
Because she was (AE)taken out of [j]Man.”
24 (AF)Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and (AG)be[k] joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
25 (AH)And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not (AI)ashamed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:4 Heb. toledoth, lit. generations
- Genesis 2:14 Or Tigris
- Genesis 2:14 Heb. Ashshur
- Genesis 2:15 Or Adam
- Genesis 2:15 cultivate
- Genesis 2:17 Lit. dying you shall die
- Genesis 2:19 Or the man
- Genesis 2:22 Lit. built
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ish
- Genesis 2:24 Lit. cling
Genesis 2
Modern English Version
2 So the heavens and the earth, and all their hosts, were finished.
2 On the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He had rested from all His work which He had created and made.
Adam and Eve
4 This is the account[a] of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 no shrub of the field was yet on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. 6 But a mist[b] arose from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then 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 being.
8 The Lord God planted a garden in the east, in Eden, and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9 Out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, along with the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it encompasses the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Tigris; it goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast 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, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam[c] there was not found a helper suitable for him.
21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept. Then He took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
23 Then Adam said,
“This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she will be called Woman,
for she was taken out of Man.”
24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
25 They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:4 Lit. These are the generations.
- Genesis 2:6 Or flow.
- Genesis 2:20 MT the man, or the Adam.
Génesis 2
Reina Valera Contemporánea
2 Así fueron terminados los cielos y la tierra y todo lo que existe. 2 Dios terminó en el día séptimo la obra que hizo; y en ese día reposó de toda su obra.(A) 3 Y Dios bendijo el día séptimo, y lo santificó,(B) porque en ese día reposó de toda su obra.
El hombre en el huerto de Edén
4 Éstos son los orígenes de los cielos y la tierra cuando fueron creados, el día que Dios el Señor hizo la tierra y los cielos, 5 y toda planta del campo antes de que existiera en la tierra, y toda hierba del campo antes de que naciera, pues Dios el Señor aún no había hecho llover sobre la tierra, ni había nadie que cultivara la tierra. 6 Más bien, de la tierra subía un vapor, el cual regaba toda la superficie de la tierra. 7 Entonces, del polvo de la tierra Dios el Señor formó al hombre, e infundió en su nariz aliento de vida. Así el hombre se convirtió en un ser con vida.(C)
8 Y Dios el Señor plantó un huerto en Edén, al oriente, y allí puso al hombre que había formado. 9 De la tierra, Dios el Señor hizo crecer todo árbol deleitable a la vista y bueno para comer; también estaban en medio del huerto el árbol de la vida(D) y el árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal. 10 De Edén salía un río que regaba el huerto, y de allí se dividía en otros cuatro ríos. 11 Uno de ellos se llama Pisón, y es el que rodea toda la tierra de Javilá, donde hay oro. 12 El oro de esa tierra es bueno, y allí también hay bedelio y ónice. 13 El segundo río se llama Guijón, y es el que rodea toda la tierra de Cus. 14 El tercer río se llama Hidekel, y es el que corre al oriente de Asiria. El cuarto río es el Éufrates.
15 Dios el Señor tomó al hombre y lo puso en el huerto de Edén, para que lo cultivara y lo cuidara. 16 Y Dios el Señor dio al hombre la siguiente orden: «Puedes comer de todo árbol del huerto, 17 pero no debes comer del árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal, porque el día que comas de él ciertamente morirás.»
18 Después Dios el Señor dijo: «No está bien que el hombre esté solo; le haré una ayuda a su medida.» 19 Y así, Dios el Señor formó de la tierra todos los animales del campo, y todas las aves de los cielos, y se los llevó a Adán para ver qué nombre les pondría; y el nombre que Adán les puso a los animales con vida es el nombre que se les quedó. 20 Adán puso nombre a todos los animales y a las aves de los cielos, y a todo el ganado del campo, pero para Adán no se halló una ayuda a su medida. 21 Entonces Dios el Señor hizo que Adán cayera en un sueño profundo y, mientras éste dormía, le sacó una de sus costillas, y luego cerró esa parte de su cuerpo. 22 Con la costilla que sacó del hombre, Dios el Señor hizo una mujer, y se la llevó al hombre. 23 Entonces Adán dijo: «Ésta es ahora carne de mi carne y hueso de mis huesos; será llamada “mujer”,[a] porque fue sacada del hombre.»[b] 24 Por eso el hombre dejará a su padre y a su madre, y se unirá a su mujer, y serán un solo ser.[c](E) 25 Y aunque Adán y su mujer andaban desnudos, no se avergonzaban de andar así.
Footnotes
- Génesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah.
- Génesis 2:23 Heb. Ish.
- Génesis 2:24 Lit. una sola carne.
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