1 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- were finished H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- and all the host of them H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
2 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And on the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- ended H3615 (כָּלָה) — to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
- his work H4399 (מְלָאכָה) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
- which he had made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- and he rested H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- on the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- from all his work H4399 (מְלָאכָה) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- the seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- and sanctified H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
- it: because H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- that in it he had rested H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- from all his work H4399 (מְלָאכָה) — properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
- which God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- and made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- These H428 (אֵלֶּה) — these or those
- the generations H8435 (תּוֹלְדָה) — (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history
- of the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- when they were created H1254 (בָּרָא) — (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
- in the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- that Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- made H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
5 And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And every plant H7880 (שִׂיחַ) — a shoot (as if uttered or put forth), i.e. (generally) shrubbery
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- before H2962 (טֶרֶם) — properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
- it was in the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and every herb H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
- it grew H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- for H3588 (כִּי) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- had not H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- caused it to rain H4305 (מָטַר) — to rain
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- not H369 (אַיִן) — a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
- a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- to till H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
6 but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But there went up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- a mist H108 (אֵד) — a fog
- from H4480 (מִן) — properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and watered H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- the whole face H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- the dust H6083 (עָפָר) — dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
- of H4480 (מִן) — properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- and breathed H5301 (נָפַח) — to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
- into his nostrils H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- the breath H5397 (נְשָׁמָה) — a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- and man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- became a living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
8 And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- planted H5193 (נָטַע) — properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)
- a garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- eastward H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
- in Eden H5731 (עֵדֶן) — Eden, the region of Adam's home
- and there H8033 (שָׁם) — there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
- he put H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- whom H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- he had formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
9 And out of the ground made Jehovah 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And out H4480 (מִן) — properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- of the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- made H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- to grow H6779 (צָמַח) — to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- every tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- that is pleasant H2530 (חָמַד) — to delight in
- to the sight H4758 (מַרְאֶה) — a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental…
- and good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- for food H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- the tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- also in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- of the garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- and the tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- of good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And a river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- went out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of Eden H5731 (עֵדֶן) — Eden, the region of Adam's home
- to water H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
- the garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- and from thence it was parted H6504 (פָּרַד) — to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
- and became into four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- heads H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
11 The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the first H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- Pison H6376 (פִּישׁוֹן) — Pishon, a river of Eden
- that H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- it which compasseth H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- the whole land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Havilah H2341 (חֲוִילָה) — Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men
- where H834 (אֲשֶׁר) — who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
12 and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- of that H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- bdellium H916 (בְּדֹלַח) — something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearl
- and the onyx H7718 (שֹׁהַם) — a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
- stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the second H8145 (שֵׁנִי) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Gihon H1521 (גִּיחוֹן) — Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
- it that compasseth H5437 (סָבַב) — to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
- the whole land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- of Cush H3568 (כּוּשׁ) — Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
- river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Hiddekel H2313 (חִדֶּקֶל) — the Chiddekel (or Tigris) river
- it which goeth toward H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- the east H6926 (קִדְמָה) — the forward part (or relatively) East (often adverbially, on the east or in front)
- of Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
- And the fourth H7243 (רְבִיעִי) — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
15 And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and put him H3240 (יָנַח) — to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
- into the garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- of Eden H5731 (עֵדֶן) — Eden, the region of Adam's home
- to dress H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- it and to keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
16 And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Of every tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of the garden H1588 (גַּן) — a garden (as fenced)
- thou mayest freely H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But of the tree H6086 (עֵץ) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
- of the knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- of good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- thou shalt not eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- of it: for in the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- that thou eatest H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- thereof thou shalt surely H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
- die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
18 And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- not good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- that the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- should be H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- alone; I will make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- him an help meet H5828 (עֵזֶר) — aid
19 And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And out of the ground H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- formed H3335 (יָצַר) — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
- every beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- and every fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- unto Adam H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- to see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- what he would call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- them: and whatsoever Adam H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- every living H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- creature H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- that H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- the name thereof H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Adam H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- gave H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- names H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- to all cattle H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and to the fowl H5775 (עוֹף) — a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
- of the air H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and to every beast H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- of the field H7704 (שָׂדֶה) — a field (as flat)
- but for Adam H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- there was not found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- an help meet H5828 (עֵזֶר) — aid
21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- caused H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- a deep sleep H8639 (תַּרְדֵּמָה) — a lethargy or (by implication) trance
- to fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- upon Adam H121 (אָדָם) — Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine
- and he slept H3462 (יָשֵׁן) — properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
- and he took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- of his ribs H6763 (צֵלָע) — a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the s…
- and closed up H5462 (סָגַר) — to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
- the flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the rib H6763 (צֵלָע) — a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the s…
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- had taken H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- from man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- made H1129 (בָּנָה) — to build (literally and figuratively)
- he a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and brought H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- her unto the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
23 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Adam H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- This H2063 (זֹאת) — this (often used adverb)
- now H6471 (פַּעַם) — a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
- bone H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- of my bones H6106 (עֶצֶם) — a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame
- and flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- of my flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
- she H2063 (זֹאת) — this (often used adverb)
- shall be called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- Woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- because she H2063 (זֹאת) — this (often used adverb)
- was taken H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- out of Man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
- shall a man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- leave H5800 (עָזַב) — to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
- his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and his mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- and shall cleave H1692 (דָּבַק) — properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
- unto his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and they shall be one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
- flesh H1320 (בָּשָׂר) — flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they were both H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- naked H6174 (עָרוֹם) — nude, either partially or totally
- the man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- and his wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and were not ashamed H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed