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20 The man gave names to all the tame animals, to the birds in the sky and to all the wild animals. But Adam[a] did not find a helper that was right for him. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply. While the man was asleep, God took one of the ribs from the man’s body. Then God closed the man’s skin at the place where he took the rib. 22 The Lord God used the rib from the man to make a woman. Then the Lord brought the woman to the man.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:20 Adam This is the name of the first man. It also means “humans,” including men and women.

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