Genesis 2
Common English Bible
2 The heavens and the earth and all who live in them were completed. 2 On the sixth [a] day God completed all the work that he had done, and on the seventh day God rested from all the work that he had done. 3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all the work of creation.[b] 4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
World’s creation in the garden
On the day the Lord God made earth and sky— 5 before any wild plants appeared on the earth, and before any field crops grew, because the Lord God hadn’t yet sent rain on the earth and there was still no human being[c] to farm the fertile land, 6 though a stream rose from the earth and watered all of the fertile land— 7 the Lord God formed the human[d] from the topsoil of the fertile land[e] and blew life’s breath into his nostrils. The human came to life. 8 The Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east and put there the human he had formed. 9 In the fertile land, the Lord God grew every beautiful tree with edible fruit, and also he grew the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flows from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first river is the Pishon. It flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 That land’s gold is pure, and the land also has sweet-smelling resins and gemstones. [f] 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It flows around the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris, flowing east of Assyria; and the name of the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God took the human and settled him in the garden of Eden to farm it and to take care of it. 16 The Lord God commanded the human, “Eat your fill from all of the garden’s trees; 17 but don’t eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because on the day you eat from it, you will die!” 18 Then the Lord God said, “It’s not good that the human is alone. I will make him a helper that is perfect for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the fertile land all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky and brought them to the human to see what he would name them. The human gave each living being its name. 20 The human named all the livestock, all the birds in the sky, and all the wild animals. But a helper perfect for him was nowhere to be found.
21 So the Lord God put the human into a deep and heavy sleep, and took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh over it. 22 With the rib taken from the human, the Lord God fashioned a woman and brought her to the human being. 23 The human[g] said,
“This one finally is bone from my bones
and flesh from my flesh.
She will be called a woman[h]
because from a man[i] she was taken.”
24 This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh. 25 The two of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they weren’t embarrassed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:2 LXX, Sam, Syr; MT seventh
- Genesis 2:3 Or from all his work, which God created to do
- Genesis 2:5 Or man (Heb adam)
- Genesis 2:7 Heb adam
- Genesis 2:7 Heb adamah
- Genesis 2:12 Heb uncertain
- Genesis 2:23 Or man (Heb adam)
- Genesis 2:23 Or wife (Heb ishshah)
- Genesis 2:23 Or husband (Heb ish)
Genesis 2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all (A)their hosts. 2 And [a]on (B)the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and (C)He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested from all His work which God had created [b]in making it.
The Generations of the Heavens and the Earth
4 (D)These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in (E)the day that [c]Yahweh God made earth and heaven. 5 (F)Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet grown, (G)for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to [d]cultivate the ground. 6 But a [e]stream would rise from the earth and water the whole [f]surface of the ground. 7 Then Yahweh God formed man of (H)dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the (I)man became a living [g]being. 8 And Yahweh God planted a (J)garden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground Yahweh God caused to grow (K)every tree that is (L)desirable in appearance and good for food; (M)the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 Now a (N)river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [h]rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that [i]went around the whole land of (O)Havilah, where there is gold. 12 Now the gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that [j]went around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is [k](P)Tigris; it is the one that went east of [l]Asshur. And the fourth river is the [m](Q)Euphrates.
15 Then Yahweh God took the man and [n]set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 16 And Yahweh God (R)commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may surely eat; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it (S)you will surely die.”
18 Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; (T)I will make him a helper [o]suitable for him.” 19 (U)And out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the [p]sky, and He (V)brought each to the man to see what he would call it; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the cattle and to the birds of the [q]sky and to every beast of the field; but for [r]Adam there was not found (W)a helper [s]suitable for him. 21 So Yahweh God caused a (X)deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And Yahweh God [t]fashioned (Y)the rib, which He had taken from the man, into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,
“(Z)This one finally is bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
This one shall be called [u]Woman,
Because this one was taken out of [v]Man.”
24 (AA)Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 (AB)And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:2 Or by
- Genesis 2:3 Lit to make
- Genesis 2:4 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
- Genesis 2:5 Lit serve
- Genesis 2:6 Or mist
- Genesis 2:6 Lit face of
- Genesis 2:7 Lit soul
- Genesis 2:10 Lit heads
- Genesis 2:11 Lit surrounds
- Genesis 2:13 Lit surrounds
- Genesis 2:14 Heb Hiddekel
- Genesis 2:14 Or Assyria
- Genesis 2:14 Heb Perath
- Genesis 2:15 Or caused him to rest
- Genesis 2:18 Lit corresponding to
- Genesis 2:19 Lit heavens
- Genesis 2:20 Lit heavens
- Genesis 2:20 Or man
- Genesis 2:20 Lit corresponding to
- Genesis 2:22 Lit built
- Genesis 2:23 Heb Ishshah
- Genesis 2:23 Heb Ish
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