Genesis 2

¹Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

²And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

³Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

⁴This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

⁵Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

⁶But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

⁷Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

⁸And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

⁹Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

¹¹The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

¹²And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.

¹³The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

¹⁷but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

¹⁸The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

¹⁹And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

²⁰The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

²¹So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

²²And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

²³And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

²⁴For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

²⁵And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Genesis 2

¹And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;

²and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made.

³And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.

⁴These are births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;

⁵and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground,

⁶and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.

⁷And Jehovah God formeth the mandust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

⁸And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

⁹and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief rivers ;

¹¹the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is ,

¹²and the gold of that land is good, there is the bdolach and the shoham stone;

¹³and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

¹⁴and the name of the third river is Hiddekel, it is that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.

¹⁵And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

¹⁶And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

¹⁷and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of itdying thou dost die.'

¹⁸And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helperas his counterpart.'

¹⁹And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that is its name.

²⁰And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helperas his counterpart.

²¹And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

²²And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

²³and the man saith, `This is the proper step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

²⁴therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

²⁵And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.