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The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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- Chapter 2 -

(Exodus 16:22–30; Hebrews 4:1–11)
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The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.
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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.
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God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

Man and Woman in the Garden

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This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD (a) God made the earth and the heavens.
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No 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,
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but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
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The 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.
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The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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Out 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.
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A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.
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The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
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and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium(b) and onyx stone are also there.
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The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
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The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
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The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
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The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
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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.”
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The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to (c) him.”
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Out 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.
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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.
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The 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.
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The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
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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.”
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Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
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The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

Footnotes

(a)2:4 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
(b)2:12 or, aromatic resin
(c)2:18 or, suitable for, or appropriate for.
(Exodus 16:22–30; Hebrews 4:1–11)
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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.
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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.(a)

Man and Woman in the Garden

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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,
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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.
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But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.(b)
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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.(c)
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And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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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.
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And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
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The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
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And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
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And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.(d)
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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.(e)
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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.(f)
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And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:(g)
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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.(h)
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And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.(i)
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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.(j)
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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.(k)
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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;
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And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.(l)
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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.(m) (n)
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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Footnotes

(a)2:3 created…: Heb. created to make
(b)2:6 there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc.
(c)2:7 of the dust…: Heb. dust of the ground
(d)2:13 Ethiopia: Heb. Cush
(e)2:14 toward…: or, eastward to Assyria
(f)2:15 the man: or, Adam
(g)2:16 thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
(h)2:17 thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt die
(i)2:18 meet…: Heb. as before him
(j)2:19 Adam: or, the man
(k)2:20 gave: Heb. called
(l)2:22 made: Heb. builded
(m)2:23 Woman: Heb. Isha
(n)2:23 Man: Heb. Ish
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