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Genesis 2:21-23
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 2:21-23
Lexham English Bible
21 And Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man.[a] While[b] he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh where it had been.[c] 22 And Yahweh God fashioned the rib which he had taken from the man[d] into a woman and brought her to the man.[e] 23 And the man[f] said,
“She is now[g] bone from my bones
and flesh from my flesh;
she[h] shall be called ‘Woman,’
for she was taken[i] from man.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:21 “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
- Genesis 2:21 Or “And”
- Genesis 2:21 Literally “the flesh in the place of it”
- Genesis 2:22 “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
- Genesis 2:22 “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
- Genesis 2:23 “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
- Genesis 2:23 Literally “this one the time”
- Genesis 2:23 Literally “this one”
- Genesis 2:23 Literally “this one was taken”
Genesis 2:21-23
King James Version
Genesis 2:21-23
King James Version
21 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;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 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.
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Genesis 2:21-23
New King James Version
Genesis 2:21-23
New King James Version
21 And the Lord God caused a (A)deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [a]made into a woman, (B)and He (C)brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now (D)bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called [b]Woman,
Because she was (E)taken out of [c]Man.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:22 Lit. built
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah
- Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ish
Genesis 2:21-23
New International Version
Genesis 2:21-23
New International Version
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;(A) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[a] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[b](B) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side
- Genesis 2:22 Or part
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