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The creation account narrows from the cosmos to a garden: God forms the man from dust, breathes life into him, and plants Eden with the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil at its center. The chapter ends with the first marriage, as God forms the woman from the man's side and the two become one flesh, naked and unashamed.
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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 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.
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Cross-references, Hebrew word study, and what the Early Church wrote about Genesis 2. Tap any section to expand — or right-click any verse for the full interactive study panel.
Genesis 2 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 30 cross-references, 5 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Genesis 2 (30)
- v.24 Matthew 19:3-9
- v.24 Ephesians 5:28-31
- v.18 Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
- v.24 Mark 10:6-12
- v.7 Ecclesiastes 12:7
- v.24 Romans 7:2
- v.7 Job 33:4
- v.7 1 Corinthians 15:45
- v.23 Ephesians 5:28-30
- v.7 Isaiah 64:8
- v.18 Proverbs 18:22
- v.18 1 Corinthians 11:7-12
- v.18 1 Peter 3:7
- v.24 1 Peter 3:1-7
- v.7 Acts 17:25
- v.17 Romans 6:23
- v.15 Psalms 128:2
- v.7 1 Corinthians 15:47
- v.9 Genesis 3:22
- v.17 James 1:15
- v.24 1 Corinthians 6:16-17
- v.24 1 Corinthians 7:2-4
- v.15 Genesis 2:8
- v.7 Job 27:3
- v.9 Revelation 2:7
- v.9 Revelation 22:14
- v.17 Genesis 3:19
- v.2 Hebrews 4:4
- v.18 Ruth 3:1
- v.3 Leviticus 23:3
Hebrew interlinear — Genesis 2:1–25 (328 words)
2
- וַ/יְכַ֤לva/y.Khaland/ he completedH3615
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
- בַּ/יּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomon the/ dayH3117
- הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔יha./she.vi.'I<the>/ seventhH7637
- מְלַאכְתּ֖/וֹme.lakh.T/owork/ hisH4399
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
- עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
- וַ/יִּשְׁבֹּת֙va/i.yish.Botand/ he restedH7673
- בַּ/יּ֣וֹםba/i.Yomon the/ dayH3117
- הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔יha./she.vi.'I<the>/ seventhH7637
- מִ/כָּל\־mi./kolfrom/ allH3605
- מְלַאכְתּ֖/וֹme.lakh.T/owork/ hisH4399
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
- עָשָֽׂה\׃'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
3
- וַ/יְבָ֤רֶךְva/y.Va.rekhand/ he blessedH1288
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- י֣וֹםYomH3117
- הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔יha./she.vi.'I<the>/ seventhH7637
- וַ/יְקַדֵּ֖שׁva/y.ka.Deshand/ he set apart as holyH6942
- אֹת֑/וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ itH853
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588
- ב֤/וֹv/oon <the>/ itH9033
- שָׁבַת֙sha.Vathe restedH7673
- מִ/כָּל\־mi./kolfrom/ allH3605
- מְלַאכְתּ֔/וֹme.lakh.T/owork/ hisH4399
- אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
- בָּרָ֥אba.Ra'he had createdH1254
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת\׃\ \פla./'a.Sotto/ makeH6213
4
- אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
- תוֹלְד֧וֹתtol.DotH8435
- הַ/שָּׁמַ֛יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavensH8064
- וְ/הָ/אָ֖רֶץve./ha./'A.retzand/ the/ earthH776
- בְּ/הִבָּֽרְאָ֑/םbe./hi.ba.re.'A/mwhen/ were created/ theyH1254
- בְּ/י֗וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] dayH3117
- עֲשׂ֛וֹתa.SotmadeH6213
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzearthH776
- וְ/שָׁמָֽיִם\׃ve./sha.Ma.yimand/ heavenH8064
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- וְ/כֹ֣ל\׀ve./Kholand/ anyH3605
- שִׂ֣יחַSi.ach<the> shrub ofH7880
- הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗הha./sa.Dehthe/ fieldH7704
- טֶ֚רֶםTe.remnot yetH2962
- יִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.Yeh<it> wasH1961
- בָ/אָ֔רֶץva./'A.retzon the/ earthH776
- וְ/כָל\־ve./kholand/ anyH3605
- עֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sev<the> vegetation ofH6212
- הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖הha./sa.Dehthe/ fieldH7704
- טֶ֣רֶםTe.remnot yetH2962
- יִצְמָ֑חyitz.Mach<it> was sproutingH6779
- כִּי֩kiforH3588
- לֹ֨אlo'notH3808
- הִמְטִ֜ירhim.Tirhe had caused rainH4305
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
- עַל\־'al-onH5921
- הָ/אָ֔רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ earthH776
- וְ/אָדָ֣םve./'a.Damand/ [was] a humanH120
- אַ֔יִן'A.yinthere notH369
- לַֽ/עֲבֹ֖דla./'a.Vodto/ tillH5647
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הָֽ/אֲדָמָֽה\׃Ha./'a.da.Mahthe/ groundH127
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- וַ/יִּיצֶר֩va/i.yi.Tzerand/ he formedH3335
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הָֽ/אָדָ֗םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- עָפָר֙'a.FardustH6083
- מִן\־min-fromH4480
- הָ֣/אֲדָמָ֔הha./'a.da.Mahthe/ groundH127
- וַ/יִּפַּ֥חva/i.yi.Pachand/ he blewH5301
- בְּ/אַפָּ֖י/וbe./'a.Pa/vin/ nostrils/ hisH639
- נִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397
- חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlifeH2416
- וַֽ/יְהִ֥יva/y.Hiand/ he becameH1961
- הָֽ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- לְ/נֶ֥פֶשׁle./Ne.fesh<into>/ a creatureH5315
- חַיָּֽה\׃chai.YahlivingH2416
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- וַ/יִּטַּ֞עva/i.yi.Ta'and/ he plantedH5193
- יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- גַּן\־gan-a gardenH1588
- בְ/עֵ֖דֶןbe./'E.denin/ EdenH5731
- מִ/קֶּ֑דֶםmi./Ke.demfrom/ [the] eastH6924
- וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂםva/i.Ya.semand/ he putH7760
- שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הָֽ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
- יָצָֽר\׃ya.Tzarhe had formedH3335
9
- וַ/יַּצְמַ֞חva/i.yatz.Machand/ he made sproutH6779
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH430
- מִן\־min-fromH4480
- הָ֣/אֲדָמָ֔הha./'a.da.Mahthe/ groundH127
- כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
- עֵ֛ץ'etztreeH6086
- נֶחְמָ֥דnech.MaddesirableH2530
- לְ/מַרְאֶ֖הle./mar.'Ehto/ appearanceH4758
- וְ/ט֣וֹבve./Tovand/ goodH2896
- לְ/מַאֲכָ֑לle./ma.'a.Khalfor/ foodH3978
- וְ/עֵ֤ץve./'Etzand/ [the] tree ofH6086
- הַֽ/חַיִּים֙ha./chai.Yim<the>/ lifeH2416
- בְּ/ת֣וֹךְbe./TokhH8432
- הַ/גָּ֔ןha./Ganthe/ gardenH1588
- וְ/עֵ֕ץve./'Etzand/ [the] tree ofH6086
- הַ/דַּ֖עַתha./Da.'atthe/ knowledgeH1847
- ט֥וֹבTovgoodH2896
- וָ/רָֽע\׃va./Ra'and/ evilH7451
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- וְ/נָהָר֙ve./na.Harand/ a riverH5104
- יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318
- מֵ/עֵ֔דֶןme./'E.denfrom/ EdenH5731
- לְ/הַשְׁק֖וֹתle./hash.Kotto/ waterH8248
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הַ/גָּ֑ןha./Ganthe/ gardenH1588
- וּ/מִ/שָּׁם֙u./mi./Shamand/ from/ thereH8033
- יִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.Red<it> dividedH6504
- וְ/הָיָ֖הve./ha.Yahand/ it becameH1961
- לְ/אַרְבָּעָ֥הle./'ar.ba.'Ah<into>/ fourH702
- רָאשִֽׁים\׃ra.ShimheadsH7218
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- וְ/שֵׁ֨םve./Shemand/ [the] name ofH8034
- הַ/נָּהָ֤רha./na.Harthe/ riverH5104
- הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha./she.li.Shi<the>/ thirdH7992
- חִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313
- ה֥וּאhu'itH1931
- הַֽ/הֹלֵ֖ךְha./ho.LekhH1980
- קִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926
- אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
- וְ/הַ/נָּהָ֥רve./ha./na.Harand/ the/ riverH5104
- הָֽ/רְבִיעִ֖יha./re.vi.'I<the>/ fourthH7243
- ה֥וּאhu'itH1931
- פְרָֽת\׃fe.RatH6578
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- וַ/יִּקַּ֛חva/i.yi.Kachand/ he tookH3947
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הָֽ/אָדָ֑םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- וַ/יַּנִּחֵ֣/הוּva/i.ya.ni.Che./huand/ he put/ himH5117
- בְ/גַן\־ve./gan-in/ [the] garden ofH1588
- עֵ֔דֶן'E.denEdenH5731
- לְ/עָבְדָ֖/הּle./'a.ve.Da/hto/ till/ itH5647
- וּ/לְ/שָׁמְרָֽ/הּ\׃u./le./sha.me.Ra/hand/ to/ keep/ itH8104
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- וַ/יְצַו֙va/y.Tzavand/ he commandedH6680
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- עַל\־'al-toH5921
- הָֽ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- לֵ/אמֹ֑רle./Mor<to>/ sayingH559
- מִ/כֹּ֥לmi./Kolfrom/ anyH3605
- עֵֽץ\־'etz-<the> tree ofH6086
- הַ/גָּ֖ןha./Ganthe/ gardenH1588
- אָכֹ֥ל'a.Kholcertainly <to eat>H398
- תֹּאכֵֽל\׃to.Khelyou will eatH398
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- וּ/מֵ/עֵ֗ץu./me./'Etzand/ from/ [the] tree ofH6086
- הַ/דַּ֙עַת֙ha./Da.'atthe/ knowledgeH1847
- ט֣וֹבTovgoodH2896
- וָ/רָ֔עva./Ra'and/ evilH7451
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- תֹאכַ֖לto.Khalyou must eatH398
- מִמֶּ֑/נּוּmi.Me./nufrom/ itH4480
- כִּ֗יKiforH3588
- בְּ/י֛וֹםbe./Yomon/ [the] dayH3117
- אֲכָלְ/ךָ֥'a.khal./Khaeating/ youH398
- מִמֶּ֖/נּוּmi.Me./nufrom/ itH4480
- מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>H4191
- תָּמֽוּת\׃ta.Mutyou will dieH4191
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- וַ/יֹּ֙אמֶר֙va/i.Yo.merand/ he saidH559
- יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
- ט֛וֹבTovH2896
- הֱי֥וֹתhe.Yotto beH1961
- הָֽ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- לְ/בַדּ֑/וֹle./va.D/oto/ only/ himH905
- אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ\־'e.'e.seh-I will makeH6213
- לּ֥/וֹl/ofor <the>/ himH9033
- עֵ֖זֶר'E.zera helperH5828
- כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ\׃ke./neg.D/olike/ before/ himH5048
19
- וַ/יִּצֶר֩va/i.yi.Tzerand/ he formedH3335
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
- מִן\־min-fromH4480
- הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֗הha./'a.da.Mahthe/ groundH127
- כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
- חַיַּ֤תchai.Yat<the> animal ofH2416
- הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ha./sa.Dehthe/ fieldH7704
- וְ/אֵת֙ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
- כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
- ע֣וֹףof<the> bird ofH5775
- הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavensH8064
- וַ/יָּבֵא֙va/i.ya.Ve'and/ he brought [them]H935
- אֶל\־'El-toH413
- הָ֣/אָדָ֔םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- לִ/רְא֖וֹתli/r.'otto/ seeH7200
- מַה\־mah-what?H4100
- יִּקְרָא\־yik.ra'-will he callH7121
- ל֑/וֹl/oto <the>/ itH9033
- וְ/כֹל֩ve./Kholand/ allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
- יִקְרָא\־yik.ra'-he calledH7121
- ל֧/וֹl/oto <the>/ itH9033
- הָֽ/אָדָ֛םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- נֶ֥פֶשׁNe.fesha creatureH5315
- חַיָּ֖הchai.YahlivingH2416
- ה֥וּאhu'itH1931
- שְׁמֽ/וֹ\׃she.M/oH8034
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- וַ/יִּקְרָ֨אva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he calledH7121
- הָֽ/אָדָ֜םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- שֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotnamesH8034
- לְ/כָל\־le./kholto/ allH3605
- הַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ha./be.he.Mahthe/ livestockH929
- וּ/לְ/ע֣וֹףu./le./'ofand/ to/ [the] bird[s] ofH5775
- הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִםha./sha.Ma.yimthe/ heavensH8064
- וּ/לְ/כֹ֖לu./le./Kholand/ to/ everyH3605
- חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat<the> animal ofH2416
- הַ/שָּׂדֶ֑הha./sa.Dehthe/ fieldH7704
- וּ/לְ/אָדָ֕םu./le./'a.Damand/ for/ AdamH121
- לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
- מָצָ֥אma.Tza'he foundH4672
- עֵ֖זֶר'E.zera helperH5828
- כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ\׃ke./neg.D/olike/ before/ himH5048
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- וַ/יַּפֵּל֩va/i.ya.Peland/ he made fallH5307
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֧ים\׀'E.lo.HimGodH430
- תַּרְדֵּמָ֛הtar.de.Maha deep sleepH8639
- עַל\־'al-onH5921
- הָ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- וַ/יִּישָׁ֑ןva/i.yi.Shanand/ he fell asleepH3462
- וַ/יִּקַּ֗חva/i.yi.Kachand/ he tookH3947
- אַחַת֙'a.ChatoneH259
- מִ/צַּלְעֹתָ֔י/וmi./tzal.'o.Ta/vof/ ribs/ hisH6763
- וַ/יִּסְגֹּ֥רva/i.yis.Gorand/ he closed upH5462
- בָּשָׂ֖רba.SarfleshH1320
- תַּחְתֶּֽ/נָּה\׃tach.Te./nahin place of/ itH8478
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- וַ/יִּבֶן֩va/i.yi.Venand/ he builtH1129
- יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
- אֱלֹהִ֧ים\׀'E.lo.HimGodH430
- אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- הַ/צֵּלָ֛עha./tze.La'the/ ribH6763
- אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
- לָקַ֥חla.Kachhe had takenH3947
- מִן\־min-fromH4480
- הָֽ/אָדָ֖םha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- לְ/אִשָּׁ֑הle./'i.Shahinto/ a womanH802
- וַ/יְבִאֶ֖/הָva/y.vi.'E./haand/ he brought/ herH935
- אֶל\־'el-toH413
- הָֽ/אָדָֽם\׃Ha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
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- וַ/יֹּאמֶר֮va/i.yo.Merand/ he saidH559
- הָֽ/אָדָם֒ha./'a.Damthe/ manH120
- זֹ֣אתzotthis [one]H2063
- הַ/פַּ֗עַםha./Pa.'amthis/ timeH6471
- עֶ֚צֶם'E.tzemH6106
- מֵֽ/עֲצָמַ֔/יme./'a.tza.Ma/ifrom/ bones/ myH6106
- וּ/בָשָׂ֖רu./va.Sarand/ fleshH1320
- מִ/בְּשָׂרִ֑/יmi./be.sa.R/ifrom/ flesh/ myH1320
- לְ/זֹאת֙le./zoTto/ this [one]H2063
- יִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'<it> will be calledH7121
- אִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahwomanH802
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588
- מֵ/אִ֖ישׁme./'Ishfrom/ a manH376
- לֻֽקֳחָה\־lu.ko.chah-she was takenH3947
- זֹּֽאת\׃Zotthis [one]H2063
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- עַל\־'al-there-H5921
- כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651
- יַֽעֲזָב\־ya.'a.zov-he leavesH5800
- אִ֔ישׁ'Isha manH376
- אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
- אָבִ֖י/ו'a.Vi/vfather/ hisH1
- וְ/אֶת\־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>H853
- אִמּ֑/וֹ'i.M/omother/ hisH517
- וְ/דָבַ֣קve./da.Vakand/ he cleavesH1692
- בְּ/אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹbe./'ish.T/oto/ wife/ hisH802
- וְ/הָי֖וּve./ha.Yuand/ they becomeH1961
- לְ/בָשָׂ֥רle./va.Sar<into>/ fleshH1320
- אֶחָֽד\׃'e.ChadoneH259
Strong's words in Genesis 2 (6)
- Strong's H120 — וְ/אָדָ֣ם (ve./'a.Dam)
- and/ [was] a human. Appears 15 times in Genesis 2.
- Strong's H3605 — וְ/כָל\־ (ve./khol)
- and/ all. Appears 15 times in Genesis 2.
- Strong's H430 — אֱלֹהִים֙ ('E.lo.Him)
- God. Appears 14 times in Genesis 2.
- Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֥ה (Yah.weh)
- Yahweh. Appears 11 times in Genesis 2.
- Strong's H776 — וְ/הָ/אָ֖רֶץ (ve./ha./'A.retz)
- and/ the/ earth. Appears 9 times in Genesis 2.
- Strong's H1961 — יִֽהְיֶ֣ה (yih.Yeh)
- <it> was. Appears 6 times in Genesis 2.
“Envy has alienated wives from their husbands, and changed that saying of our father Adam, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh.”
What the Early Church wrote about Genesis 2 (4)
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“All animals, then feeding only on the produce of the earth, will become peaceable and harmonious, and be in perfect subjection to man.”
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“Ye perceive how He speaks: Your present Sabbaths are not acceptable to Me, but that is which I have made, [namely this,] when, giving rest to all things, I shall make a beginning of the eighth day, that is, a beginning of another world. Wherefore, also, we keep the eighth day...”
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“in this place the tree of knowledge and the tree of life have been planted; but it is not the tree of knowledge that destroys — it is disobedience that proves destructive.”
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“By these words God intimates that there is to be a communion, not with all men, but with those who are willing to be assisted and in their turn to assist others, even though they may scarcely have any power to do so; since love consists not more in utility than in the harmonio...”