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World English Bible

Genesis 2 (WEBP)

[1] The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
[2] On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
[3] God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.
[4] This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.
[5] No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
[6] but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
[7] Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
[8] Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
[9] Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
[10] A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.
[11] The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
[12] and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.
[13] The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
[14] The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
[15] Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
[16] Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
[17] but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
[18] Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
[19] Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal 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 became its name.
[20] The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.
[21] Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
[22] Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
[23] The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
[24] Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
[25] The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Genesis 2:4 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Genesis 2:12 or, aromatic resin
Genesis 2:18 or, suitable for, or appropriate for.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 2 (KJVS)

[1] 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 2:3 Heb. created to make
Genesis 2:6 Or, a mist which went up from
Genesis 2:7 Heb. dust of the ground
Genesis 2:13 Heb. Cush
Genesis 2:14 Or, Eastward to Assyria
Genesis 2:15 Or, Adam
Genesis 2:16 Heb. eating thou shalt eat
Genesis 2:17 Heb. dying thou shalt die
Genesis 2:18 Heb. as before him
Genesis 2:19 Or, the man
Genesis 2:20 Heb. called
Genesis 2:22 Heb. built

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 2 (BYZ)

[1] και συνετελεσθησαν ο ουρανος και η γη και πας ο κοσμος αυτων
[2] και συνετελεσεν ο θεος εν τη ημερα τη εκτη τα εργα αυτου α εποιησεν και κατεπαυσεν τη ημερα τη εβδομη απο παντων των εργων αυτου ων εποιησεν
[3] και ηυλογησεν ο θεος την ημεραν την εβδομην και ηγιασεν αυτην οτι εν αυτη κατεπαυσεν απο παντων των εργων αυτου ων ηρξατο ο θεος ποιησαι
[4] αυτη η βιβλος γενεσεως ουρανου και γης οτε εγενετο η ημερα εποιησεν ο θεος τον ουρανον και την γην
[5] και παν χλωρον αγρου προ του γενεσθαι επι της γης και παντα χορτον αγρου προ του ανατειλαι ου γαρ εβρεξεν ο θεος επι την γην και ανθρωπος ουκ ην εργαζεσθαι την γην
[6] πηγη δε ανεβαινεν εκ της γης και εποτιζεν παν το προσωπον της γης
[7] και επλασεν ο θεος τον ανθρωπον χουν απο της γης και ενεφυσησεν εις το προσωπον αυτου πνοην ζωης και εγενετο ο ανθρωπος εις ψυχην ζωσαν
[8] και εφυτευσεν κυριος ο θεος παραδεισον εν εδεμ κατα ανατολας και εθετο εκει τον ανθρωπον ον επλασεν
[9] και εξανετειλεν ο θεος ετι εκ της γης παν ξυλον ωραιον εις ορασιν και καλον εις βρωσιν και το ξυλον της ζωης εν μεσω τω παραδεισω και το ξυλον του ειδεναι γνωστον καλου και πονηρου
[10] ποταμος δε εκπορευεται εξ εδεμ ποτιζειν τον παραδεισον εκειθεν αφοριζεται εις τεσσαρας αρχας
[11] ονομα τω ενι φισων ουτος ο κυκλων πασαν την γην ευιλατ εκει ου εστιν το χρυσιον
[12] το δε χρυσιον της γης εκεινης καλον και εκει εστιν ο ανθραξ και ο λιθος ο πρασινος
[13] και ονομα τω ποταμω τω δευτερω γηων ουτος ο κυκλων πασαν την γην αιθιοπιας
[14] και ο ποταμος ο τριτος τιγρις ουτος ο πορευομενος κατεναντι ασσυριων ο δε ποταμος ο τεταρτος ουτος ευφρατης
[15] και ελαβεν κυριος ο θεος τον ανθρωπον ον επλασεν και εθετο αυτον εν τω παραδεισω εργαζεσθαι αυτον και φυλασσειν
[16] και ενετειλατο κυριος ο θεος τω αδαμ λεγων απο παντος ξυλου του εν τω παραδεισω βρωσει φαγη
[17] απο δε του ξυλου του γινωσκειν καλον και πονηρον ου φαγεσθε απ αυτου η δ αν ημερα φαγητε απ αυτου θανατω αποθανεισθε
[18] και ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ου καλον ειναι τον ανθρωπον μονον ποιησωμεν αυτω βοηθον κατ αυτον
[19] και επλασεν ο θεος ετι εκ της γης παντα τα θηρια του αγρου και παντα τα πετεινα του ουρανου και ηγαγεν αυτα προς τον αδαμ ιδειν τι καλεσει αυτα και παν ο εαν εκαλεσεν αυτο αδαμ ψυχην ζωσαν τουτο ονομα αυτου
[20] και εκαλεσεν αδαμ ονοματα πασιν τοις κτηνεσιν και πασι τοις πετεινοις του ουρανου και πασι τοις θηριοις του αγρου τω δε αδαμ ουχ ευρεθη βοηθος ομοιος αυτω
[21] και επεβαλεν ο θεος εκστασιν επι τον αδαμ και υπνωσεν και ελαβεν μιαν των πλευρων αυτου και ανεπληρωσεν σαρκα αντ αυτης
[22] και ωκοδομησεν κυριος ο θεος την πλευραν ην ελαβεν απο του αδαμ εις γυναικα και ηγαγεν αυτην προς τον αδαμ
[23] και ειπεν αδαμ τουτο νυν οστουν εκ των οστεων μου και σαρξ εκ της σαρκος μου αυτη κληθησεται γυνη οτι εκ του ανδρος αυτης ελημφθη αυτη
[24] ενεκεν τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα αυτου και την μητερα αυτου και προσκολληθησεται προς την γυναικα αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εις σαρκα μιαν
[25] και ησαν οι δυο γυμνοι ο τε αδαμ και η γυνη αυτου και ουκ ησχυνοντο