Genesis 2
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
Amplified Bible
The Creation of Man and Woman
2 So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts (inhabitants). 2 And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.(A) 3 So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.(B)
4 This is the history of [the origin of] the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day [that is, days of creation] that the [a]Lord God made the earth and the heavens— 5 no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb 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 [b]cultivate the ground, 6 but a [c]mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground— 7 then the Lord God [d]formed [that is, created the body of] man from the [e]dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit].(C) 8 And the Lord God [f]planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there. 9 And [in that garden] the Lord God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.(D)
10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [branching] rivers. 11 The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the [g]onyx stone are found there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush [in Mesopotamia]. 14 The third river is named Hiddekel (Tigris); it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden; 17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly [h]die [because of your disobedience].”
18 Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] [i]suitable and complementary for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. 23 Then 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 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.(E) 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:4 Heb YHWH (Yahweh), the Hebrew name of God which traditionally is not pronounced by the Jews, usually rendered Lord. See front material, Principles of Translation.
- Genesis 2:5 Lit work.
- Genesis 2:6 Or flow of water.
- Genesis 2:7 The word is “formed” (Heb yatsar), but in 1:26, 27 the action is described with the Hebrew word “created” (Heb bara).
- Genesis 2:7 The essential chemical elements found in soil are also found in humans and animals. This scientific fact was not discovered until recent times, but God is displaying it here.
- Genesis 2:8 This is a reference, not to the creation of plant life in general, but to the planting of specific plants in the Garden of Eden (2:8, 9).
- Genesis 2:12 It is often difficult to match the names or descriptions of ancient gems and other materials with their contemporary equivalents. Modern research indicates this may instead be carnelian, a red gemstone.
- Genesis 2:17 Both spiritually and physically, physical death in the sense of becoming mortal; they were created immortal.
- Genesis 2:18 Lit like his opposite.
Génesis 2
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2 Así fueron acabados los cielos y la tierra y todas sus huestes(A). 2 En el séptimo día ya Dios había completado la[a] obra que había estado haciendo(B), y reposó en el día séptimo de toda la[b] obra que había hecho(C). 3 Dios bendijo el séptimo día y lo santificó, porque en él reposó de toda la[c] obra que Él había creado y hecho[d].
El huerto del Edén
4 Estos son los orígenes[e] de los cielos y de la tierra cuando fueron creados(D), el día en que el Señor Dios hizo la tierra y los cielos(E). 5 Aún no había ningún arbusto del campo en la tierra, ni había aún brotado ninguna planta[f] del campo(F), porque el Señor Dios no había enviado lluvia sobre la tierra(G), ni había hombre para labrar[g] la tierra. 6 Pero se levantaba de la tierra un vapor[h] que regaba toda la superficie[i] del suelo.
7 Entonces el Señor Dios formó al hombre del polvo de la tierra(H), y sopló en su nariz el aliento de vida, y fue el hombre un ser[j] viviente(I). 8 Y el Señor Dios plantó un huerto hacia el oriente, en Edén(J), y puso allí al hombre que había formado. 9 El Señor Dios hizo brotar de la tierra todo árbol agradable a la vista y bueno para comer(K). Asimismo, en medio del huerto, hizo brotar el árbol de la vida y el árbol del conocimiento[k] del bien y del mal(L).
10 Del Edén salía un río(M) para regar el huerto, y de allí se dividía y se convertía en otros cuatro ríos[l]. 11 El nombre del primero es Pisón. Este es el que rodea toda la tierra de Havila(N), donde hay oro. 12 El oro de aquella tierra es bueno; allí hay bedelio y ónice. 13 El nombre del segundo río es Gihón. Este es el que rodea la tierra de Cus. 14 El nombre del tercer río es Tigris[m](O). Este es el que corre[n] al oriente de Asiria. Y el cuarto río es el Éufrates[o](P).
15 El Señor Dios tomó al hombre y lo puso en el huerto del Edén para que lo cultivara y lo cuidara. 16 Y el Señor Dios ordenó al hombre: «De todo árbol del huerto podrás comer(Q), 17 pero del árbol del conocimiento[p] del bien y del mal no comerás[q], porque el día que de él comas, ciertamente morirás(R)».
Formación de la mujer
18 Entonces el Señor Dios dijo: «No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; le haré una ayuda adecuada[r](S)». 19 Y el Señor Dios formó de la tierra todo animal del campo y toda ave del cielo(T), y los trajo al hombre(U) para ver cómo los llamaría. Como el hombre llamó a cada ser viviente, ese fue su nombre. 20 El hombre puso nombre a todo ganado y a las aves del cielo y a todo animal del campo, pero para Adán[s] no se encontró una ayuda que fuera adecuada para él[t](V). 21 Entonces el Señor Dios hizo caer un sueño profundo(W) sobre el hombre, y este se durmió. Y Dios tomó una de sus costillas, y cerró la carne en ese lugar. 22 De la costilla que el Señor Dios había tomado del hombre(X), formó[u] una mujer y la trajo al hombre. 23 Y el hombre dijo:
«Esta es ahora hueso de mis huesos,
Y carne de mi carne(Y).
Ella[v] será llamada mujer[w],
Porque del hombre[x] fue tomada».
24 Por tanto el hombre dejará a su padre y a su madre y se unirá a su mujer, y serán una sola carne(Z). 25 Ambos estaban desnudos, el hombre y su mujer, pero no se avergonzaban(AA).
Footnotes
- Génesis 2:2 Lit. su.
- Génesis 2:2 Lit. su.
- Génesis 2:3 Lit. su.
- Génesis 2:3 Lit. para hacer.
- Génesis 2:4 Lit. Estas son las generaciones.
- Génesis 2:5 O hierba.
- Génesis 2:5 Lit. servir.
- Génesis 2:6 O posiblemente, manantial.
- Génesis 2:6 Lit. faz.
- Génesis 2:7 Lit. alma.
- Génesis 2:9 O de la ciencia.
- Génesis 2:10 Lit. cabezas.
- Génesis 2:14 Heb. Hidekel.
- Génesis 2:14 Lit. va.
- Génesis 2:14 Heb. Perat.
- Génesis 2:17 O de la ciencia.
- Génesis 2:17 Lit. no comerás de él.
- Génesis 2:18 Lit. que le corresponda.
- Génesis 2:20 O el hombre.
- Génesis 2:20 Lit. que le correspondiera.
- Génesis 2:22 Lit. hizo.
- Génesis 2:23 Lit. esta.
- Génesis 2:23 Heb. ishshah.
- Génesis 2:23 Heb. ish.
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