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Genesis 2:4-25
Legacy Standard Bible

The Generations of the Heavens and the Earth

4 (A)These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in (B)the day that [a]Yahweh God made earth and heaven. 5 (C)Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet grown, (D)for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to [b]cultivate the ground. 6 But a [c]stream would rise from the earth and water the whole [d]surface of the ground. 7 Then Yahweh God formed man of (E)dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the (F)man became a living [e]being. 8 And Yahweh God planted a (G)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 (H)every tree that is (I)desirable in appearance and good for food; (J)the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 Now a (K)river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [f]rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that [g]went around the whole land of (L)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 [h]went around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is [i](M)Tigris; it is the one that went east of [j]Asshur. And the fourth river is the [k](N)Euphrates.

15 Then Yahweh God took the man and [l]set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 16 And Yahweh God (O)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 (P)you will surely die.”

18 Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; (Q)I will make him a helper [m]suitable for him.” 19 (R)And out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the [n]sky, and He (S)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 [o]sky and to every beast of the field; but for [p]Adam there was not found (T)a helper [q]suitable for him. 21 So Yahweh God caused a (U)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 [r]fashioned (V)the rib, which He had taken from the man, into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“(W)This one finally is bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
This one shall be called [s]Woman,
Because this one was taken out of [t]Man.”

24 (X)Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 (Y)And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:4 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
  2. Genesis 2:5 Lit serve
  3. Genesis 2:6 Or mist
  4. Genesis 2:6 Lit face of
  5. Genesis 2:7 Lit soul
  6. Genesis 2:10 Lit heads
  7. Genesis 2:11 Lit surrounds
  8. Genesis 2:13 Lit surrounds
  9. Genesis 2:14 Heb Hiddekel
  10. Genesis 2:14 Or Assyria
  11. Genesis 2:14 Heb Perath
  12. Genesis 2:15 Or caused him to rest
  13. Genesis 2:18 Lit corresponding to
  14. Genesis 2:19 Lit heavens
  15. Genesis 2:20 Lit heavens
  16. Genesis 2:20 Or man
  17. Genesis 2:20 Lit corresponding to
  18. Genesis 2:22 Lit built
  19. Genesis 2:23 Heb Ishshah
  20. Genesis 2:23 Heb Ish
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Genesis 2:4-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible

Man and Woman in the Garden

4 These are the records(A) of the heavens and the earth, concerning their creation at the time[a] that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 No shrub of the field(B) had yet grown on the land,[b] and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground. 6 But water would come out of the ground and water the entire surface of the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground(C) and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils,(D) and the man became a living being.(E)

8 The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,(F) and there He placed the man He had formed. 9 The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden,(G) as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(H)

10 A river went[c] out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.[d] 11 The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah,[e](I) where there is gold. 12 Gold from that land is pure;[f] bdellium[g] and onyx[h] are also there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is the Tigris,(J) which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.(K)

15 The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,(L) 17 but you must not eat[i] from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die.”(M) 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement.”(N) 19 So the Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it.(O) And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man[j] no helper was found as his complement. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man,(P) and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. 22 Then the Lord God made the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.(Q) 23 And the man said:

This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called “woman,”
for she was taken from man.(R)

24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.(S) 25 Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:4 Lit creation on the day
  2. Genesis 2:5 Or earth
  3. Genesis 2:10 Or goes
  4. Genesis 2:10 Lit became four heads
  5. Genesis 2:11 Or of the Havilah
  6. Genesis 2:12 Lit good
  7. Genesis 2:12 A yellowish, transparent gum resin
  8. Genesis 2:12 Identity of this precious stone uncertain
  9. Genesis 2:17 Lit eat from it
  10. Genesis 2:20 Or for Adam
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