Genesis 2 בְּרֵאשִׁית

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃

vaykhullu hashamayim veha'aretz vekhal-tzeva'am

And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

²וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃

vaykhal elohim bayyom hashevi'i melakhto asher asa vayyishbot bayyom hashevi'i mikkal-melakhto asher asa

And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.

³וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

vayvarekh elohim et-yom hashevi'i vaykaddesh oto ki vo shavat mikkal-melakhto asher-bara elohim la'asot

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.

⁴אֵ֣לֶּה תוֹלְד֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם עֲשׂ֛וֹת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃

elle toldot hashamayim veha'aretz behibbar'am beyom asot ADONAI elohim eretz veshamayim

These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.

⁵וְכֹ֣ל ׀ שִׂ֣יחַ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה טֶ֚רֶם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ וְכָל־עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה טֶ֣רֶם יִצְמָ֑ח כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֣ם אַ֔יִן לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

vekhol siach hassade terem yihye va'aretz vekhal-esev hassade terem yitzmach ki lo himtir ADONAI elohim al-ha'aretz ve'adam ayin la'avod et-ha'adama

No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

⁶וְאֵ֖ד יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

ve'ed ya'ale min-ha'aretz vehishka et-kal-pene-ha'adama

but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

⁷וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃

vayyitzer ADONAI elohim et-ha'adam afar min-ha'adama vayyippach be'appav nishmat chayyim vayhi ha'adam lenefesh chayya

Then 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.

⁸וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר׃

vayyitta' ADONAI elohim gan-ve'eden mikkedem vayyasem sham et-ha'adam asher yatzar

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

⁹וַיַּצְמַ֞ח יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כָּל־עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב לְמַאֲכָ֑ל וְעֵ֤ץ הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת ט֥וֹב וָרָֽע׃

vayyatzmach ADONAI elohim min-ha'adama kal-etz nechmad lemar'e vetov lema'akhal ve'etz hachayyim betokh haggan ve'etz hadda'at tov vara'

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 the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰וְנָהָרּ֙ יֹצֵ֣א מֵעֵ֔דֶן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת־הַגָּ֑ן וּמִשָּׁם֙ יִפָּרֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֖ה לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה רָאשִֽׁים׃

venaharr yotze me'eden lehashkot et-haggan umisham yippared vehaya le'arba'a rashim

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

¹¹שֵׁ֥ם הָֽאֶחָ֖ד פִּישׁ֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסֹּבֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב׃

shem ha'echad pishon hu hassovev et kal-eretz hachavila asher-sham hazzahav

The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹²וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא ט֑וֹב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃

uzahav ha'aretz hahiv tov sham habbedolach ve'even hashoham

and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י גִּיח֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ כּֽוּשׁ׃

veshem-hannahar hasheni gichon hu hassovev et kal-eretz kush

And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃

veshem hannahar hashelishi chiddekel hu haholekh kidmat ashur vehannahar harvi'i hu ferat

And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃

vayyikkach ADONAI elohim et-ha'adam vayyannichehu vegan-eden le'avdah uleshamrah

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶וַיְצַו֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃

vaytzav ADONAI elohim al-ha'adam lemor mikkol etz-haggan akhol tokhel

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: ‘Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;

¹⁷וּמֵעֵ֗ץ הַדַּ֨עַת֙ ט֣וֹב וָרָ֔ע לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּ֗י בְּי֛וֹם אֲכָלְךָ֥ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת׃

ume'etz hadda'at tov vara' lo tokhal mimmennu ki beyom akhalkha mimmennu mot tamut

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.’

¹⁸וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

vayyomer ADONAI elohim lo-tov heyot ha'adam levaddo e'eseh-lo ezer kenegdo

And the LORD God said: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.’

¹⁹וַיִּצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה כָּל־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לִרְא֖וֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־ל֑וֹ וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקְרָא־ל֧וֹ הָֽאָדָ֛ם נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה ה֥וּא שְׁמֽוֹ׃

vayyitzer ADONAI elohim min-ha'adama kal-chayyat hassade ve'et kal-of hashamayim vayyave el-ha'adam lirot ma-yikra-lo vekhol asher yikra-lo ha'adam nefesh chayya hu shemo

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.

²⁰וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

vayyikra ha'adam shemot lekhal-habbehema ule'of hashamayim ulekhol chayyat hassade ule'adam lo-matza ezer kenegdo

And the man 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 a help meet for him.

²¹וַיַּפֵּל֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה עַל־הָאָדָ֖ם וַיִּישָׁ֑ן וַיִּקַּ֗ח אַחַת֙ מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃

vayyappel ADONAI elohim tardema al-ha'adam vayyishan vayyikkach achat mitzal'otav vayyisgor basar tachtenna

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.

²²וַיִּבֶן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶֽת־הַצֵּלָ֛ע אֲשֶׁר־לָקַ֥ח מִן־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיְבִאֶ֖הָ אֶל־הָֽאָדָֽם׃

vayyiven ADONAI elohim et-hatzela' asher-lakach min-ha'adam le'isha vayvi'eha el-ha'adam

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.

²³וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָֽאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃

vayyomer ha'adam zot happa'am etzem me'atzamay uvasar mibbesari lezot yikkare isha ki me'ish lukocha-zot

And the man 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.’

²⁴עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

al-ken ya'azav-ish et-aviv ve'et-immo vedavak be'ishto vehayu levasar echad

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

²⁵וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים הָֽאָדָ֖ם וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃

vayyihyu shenehem arumim ha'adam ve'ishto velo yitboshashu

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

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.

²On 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.

³God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

⁴This is the history of 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.

⁵No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

⁶but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.

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

⁸The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹Out of the ground the LORD 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.

¹⁰A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

¹¹The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹²and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

¹³The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

¹⁷but 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.”

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

¹⁹Out of the ground the LORD 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.

²⁰The 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.

²¹The LORD 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.

²²The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

²³The 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.”

²⁴Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

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

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