Genesis 2:7-22 in English

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.

⁸ And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

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.

¹⁵ And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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.

¹⁸ And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

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.

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.

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:

²² and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

⁷ And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸ And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

⁹ And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,

¹⁷ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

¹⁹ And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

²⁰ And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

²¹ And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

²² And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

⁷ 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.

⁸ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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.

¹⁸ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ 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.

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.

⁷ 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.

⁸ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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.

¹⁸ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ 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.

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.

⁷ And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸ And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

⁹ And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden you may freely eat,

¹⁷ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it you° shall not eat, but in whatever day you° eat of it, you° shall surely die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

¹⁹ And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

²⁰ And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

²¹ And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

²² And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

⁷ 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.

⁸ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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 the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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.

¹⁸ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

¹⁹ And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; 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.

²⁰ And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found an help meet for him.

²¹ And the LORD 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:

²² and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

⁷ Then Yahweh God took some soil and formed a man. He breathed into the man's nostrils his own breath that gives life, and as a result the man became a living person.

⁸ Yahweh God made a park/garden in a place named Eden, which was east of the land of Canaan, and he put there the man that he had created.

⁹ Yahweh God also put there every kind of tree that is beautiful to see and that produced fruit that was good to eat. He also placed in the middle of the park/garden a tree whose fruit would enable those who ate it to live forever. He also placed there another tree whose fruit would enable those who ate it to know what actions were good to do and what actions were evil to do.

¹⁰ A river flowed from Eden to provide water for the park/garden. Outside of Eden, the river divided into four rivers.

¹¹ The name of the first river is Pishon. That river flows through all the land of Havilah, where there is gold.

¹² That gold ◄is very pure/has no impurities in it►. There is also a sweet-smelling gum called bdellium, and valuable stones called onyx.

¹³ The name of the second river is Gihon. That river flows through all the land of Cain.

¹⁴ The name of the third river is Tigris. It flows east of the city of Asshur. The name of the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ Yahweh God took the man and put him in Eden park/garden to till/cultivate it and take care of it.

¹⁶ But Yahweh said to him, “You must not eat the fruit of the tree that will enable you to know what actions are good to do and what actions are evil to do. If you eat any fruit from that tree, on that day your relationship with me will end. But I will permit you to eat the fruit of any of the other trees in the park/garden.”

¹⁸ Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for this man to be alone. So I will make someone who will be a suitable partner for him.”

¹⁹ Yahweh God had taken some soil and had formed from it all kinds of animals and birds, and he brought them to the man to hear what names he would give them.

²⁰ Then the man gave names to all the kinds of livestock and birds and wild animals, but none of these creatures was a partner that was suitable for the man.

²¹ So Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, Yahweh took out one of the man's ribs. Then he immediately closed the opening in his body and healed it.

²² Yahweh then made a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man's body, and he brought her to the man.

⁷ And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸ And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

⁹ And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden you may freely eat,

¹⁷ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it you° shall not eat, but in whatever day you° eat of it, you° shall surely die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

¹⁹ And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

²⁰ And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

²¹ And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

²² And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

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 he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

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 he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

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 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ The LORD 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 The LORD 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 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.

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 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.

²² The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

⁸ And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.

⁹ And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: this river goes round all the land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Tigris, which goes to the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:

¹⁷ But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him

¹⁹ And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

²⁰ And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.

²¹ And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place:

²² And the bone which the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman, and took her to the man.

⁷ And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.

⁸ And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.

⁹ And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.

¹¹ The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.

¹² And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.

¹⁶ And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;

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 of it thou shalt certainly die.

¹⁸ And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.

¹⁹ And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.

²⁰ And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

²¹ And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.

²² And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman; and brought her to Man.

⁷ And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

⁸ And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.

⁹ And the Lord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees, fair to behold, and pleasant to eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.

¹² And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.

¹⁶ And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

¹⁷ But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. For in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.

¹⁹ And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name.

²⁰ And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.

²¹ Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.

²² And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.

⁷ The Lord God shaped the man Adam from the dust of the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a living being.

⁸ The Lord planted a garden in Eden, in the east. There he put the man Adam he had created.

⁹ The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow in the garden, beautiful trees and trees producing fruit that's good to eat. The tree of life was in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ A river flowed out from Eden to water the garden. From there it split into four branches.

¹¹ The first branch was called the Pishon and it flowed through the whole land of Havilah, where gold is found.

¹² (The gold from that land is pure. Bdellium and onyx stone are also found there.)

¹³ The second branch was called the Gihon and it flowed through the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ The third branch was called the Tigris and it flowed east of the city of Asshur. The fourth branch was called the Euphrates.

¹⁵ The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and care for it.

¹⁶ The Lord God ordered Adam, “You are free to eat fruit from every tree in the garden,

¹⁷ but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because the day you eat from it you are certain to die.”

¹⁸ Then the Lord God said, “It's not good for Adam to be alone. I will make someone to help him, someone that's like him.”

¹⁹ The Lord God used the ground to make all the wild animals, and all the birds. He took them all to Adam to see what he would call them, and Adam named every living creature.

²⁰ Adam gave names to all the livestock, all the birds, and all the wild animals. But Adam didn't find anyone like him who could help him.

²¹ So the Lord God put Adam into a deep sleep and as he slept the Lord God removed one of Adam's ribs and closed up the place where he took it with body tissue.

²² The Lord God made a woman, using the rib he'd taken from Adam, and presented her to Adam.

⁷ The Lord God also made the man of the dust of the grounde, and breathed in his face breath of life, and the man was a liuing soule.

⁸ And the Lord God planted a garden Eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had made.

⁹ (For out of the ground made the Lord God to grow euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the mids of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.

¹⁰ And out of Eden went a riuer to water the garden, and from thence it was deuided, and became into foure heads.

¹¹ The name of one is Pishon: the same compasseth the whole land of Hauilah, where is golde.

¹² And the golde of that land is good: there is Bdelium, and the Onix stone.

¹³ And the name of the seconde riuer is Gihon: the same compasseth the whole lande of Cush.

¹⁴ The name also of the third riuer is Hiddekel: this goeth toward the Eastside of Asshur: and the fourth riuer is Perath)

¹⁵ Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery tree of the garden,

¹⁷ But of the tree of knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt die the death.

¹⁸ Also the Lord God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.

¹⁹ So the Lord God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.

²⁰ The man therefore gaue names vnto all cattell, and to the foule of the heauen, and to euery beast of the fielde: but for Adam founde he not an helpe meete for him.

²¹ Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, and closed vp the flesh in steade thereof.

²² And the ribbe which the Lord God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man.

⁷ Then 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.

⁸ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.

⁹ 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 the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;

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.'

¹⁸ And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'

¹⁹ And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.

²⁰ And the man 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 a help meet for him.

²¹ And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the place with flesh instead thereof.

²² And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ 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 a help meet for him.

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.

⁷ And the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.

⁸ And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden to the eastward, and he put there the man whom he had formed.

⁹ And the Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was parted, and became four principal streams.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good; there is the bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon, the same which compasseth the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Hiddekel, the same which floweth towards the east of Assyria; and the fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;

¹⁷ But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for on the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help suitable for him.

¹⁹ And the Lord God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heaven, and he brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that should be its name.

²⁰ And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heaven, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help suitable for him.

²¹ And the Lord 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.

²² And the Lord God formed the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her unto the man.

⁷ And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

⁸ And God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

⁹ And God made to spring up also out of the earth every tree beautiful to the eye and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of learning the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river proceeds out of Eden to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one, Pishon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

¹² And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

¹⁴ And the third river is Tigris, this is that which flows forth over against the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,

¹⁷ but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

¹⁹ And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

²⁰ And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

²¹ And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

²² And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

⁷ Like this God made a/the person. He got dust from the ground. He made a man from that dust. Then he breathed in the nose of the man, then wind/breath from God entered the man. For that reason the man became alive. The name of that man was Adam.

⁸ After that in the country, in Eden, there God put a big water-hole/permanent camp, a truly good one. He put the man he had made at that water-hole.

⁹ At that water-hole he put different kinds of good trees. There were different kinds having very good food there. In the middle of the trees God put one tree. He named that tree, 'One That Keeps People Alive'. After a person eats from that tree he will live for ever, he will stay without death. He put another tree in the middle of the others, that was a thing associated with making knowledgeable. He named that tree, 'One That Teaches People About Good And Bad'.

¹⁵ At the water-hole in Eden he put that (previously-referred to) person to dig the ground and to care for the water-hole.

¹⁶ He said to him, “You can eat food from all the trees at the water-hole.

¹⁷ (Fruit) from one tree leave, do not eat it, from the tree which makes knowledgeable. I named it, 'One That Teaches People About Good And Bad'. From that tree don't eat. If you eat from that tree truly you will die.”

¹⁸ Then he said, “The man should not be alone. I will make a companion for him, he will be one with a companion.”

¹⁹ Already God had made all the animals and winged creatures from the ground. He brought them to the man to give them names. That man gave names to the animals and winged creatures and other creatures. They kept the names in accord with the man's word. Among them all there was not one like the man, a companion for him.

²¹ Then God put the man to sleep, he got a bone from the man's side, then he covered the hole with flesh.

²² From the bone he made a woman, he took her to the man.

⁷ And the Lord God created Adam from dust of the ground, and breathed upon his face the breath of lives, and it became in Adam a Discoursing Spirit.

⁸ And the Lord God planted a garden in a region of pleasantness in the time of the beginning, and He made to dwell there the man whom He had created.

⁹ And the Lord God caused to grow from the earth every tree desirable to look upon, and good for food, and the Tree of Life (Lives) in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of whose fruit they who eat know between good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river went forth from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was divided and became four heads of rivers (or four chief rivers).

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon, that which encompasseth all the land of Havilah, where is gold;

¹² and the gold of that land is good; there is bedalcha and Burilla stones.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gichon, which encompasseth all the land of Kush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Digelatlh, which goeth to the east of Athur. And the fourth river is Pherat.

¹⁵ And the Lord God took Adam and placed him in the garden of Eden to culture it and keep it.

¹⁶ And the Lord God commanded Adam, saying, Of every tree of the garden eating thou mayest eat;

¹⁷ but of the tree of whose fruit they who eat know between good and evil thou shalt not eat; for in the day that thou eatest of it dying thou shalt die.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not right that Adam should be solitary; I will make for him a helper as for his sake (or, as suited to him: Heb., kenegdo, as his counterpart).

¹⁹ And the Lord God created from the earth every beast of the field and every fowl of the heavens, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call him; and every (name by) which Adam called the living animal, that was its name.

²⁰ And Adam called the name of all cattle, and of the fowl of the heaven, and of every beast of the field; but to Adam was not found a helper as for him.

²¹ And the Lord God threw a sleep upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and filled with flesh in place thereof;

²² and the Lord God builded the rib which He took from Adam into Woman, and He brought her unto Adam.

⁷ Adonai God formed and framed a human from the dust of ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breaths of lives; and man became a living soul.

⁸ Adonai God planted a garden eastward, in Eden Delight, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ Out of the ground Adonai God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the 'etz chai ·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 Delight 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 Level plain. The fourth river is the Euphrates Fruitful.

¹⁵ Adonai God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden Delight to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ Adonai God enjoined 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 have death.”

¹⁸ Adonai God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a help-mate suitable for him.”

¹⁹ Out of the ground Adonai 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. (S:3)

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 suitable for him.

²¹ Adonai 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 Adonai God refined and fashioned an 'ishah ·wife woman· from the rib which had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ God took some dirt and he made a man out of it. Then God blew wind into the man’s nose. It was the kind of wind that gives life. Then that man became a living person.

⁸ Then God made a garden and called it Eden. It was in the east part of the land. God put the man into that garden.

⁹ And God made some trees grow there in that garden. They were pretty, and they had good fruit. And God put 2 special trees right in the middle of the garden. If people eat the fruit of one of those trees they will always stay alive, and if they eat the fruit from the other tree they will know about the things they do, if they are good or if they are bad.

¹⁰ A river flowed through Eden, and it watered the garden. Then that river split into 4 rivers.

¹¹ The 1st river was called Pishon. It flowed around the land called Havilah. In that country there was lots of gold, and pretty stones, and a good-smelling gum that comes from a tree.

¹³ The 2nd river was called Gihon. It flowed all around the country called Cush.

¹⁴ The 3rd river was called Tigris. It flowed east of the country called Assyria. The 4th river was called Euphrates.

¹⁵ God put the man into the garden and gave him a job. He had to look after the garden and make sure all the plants grew strong and healthy.

¹⁶ God talked to the man in the garden, he said, “You can eat fruit from the trees in this garden.

¹⁷ There is only one tree that you can’t eat its fruit. You can’t eat the fruit from that tree that lets you know when you do things that are good, and when you do things that are bad. I’m telling you, if you eat any fruit from that tree you will die, for sure.”

¹⁸ God talked again. He said, “It is not good that this man is living by himself. I’m going to make somebody else to be a mate for the man. This person will be good for the man.”

¹⁹ So God made all the animals and the birds. He brought every animal and every bird to the man. God wanted the man to give all the birds and animals their names. The man could say any name he wanted for each animal, and those names stayed with them.

²⁰ The man gave each animal a name. He named all the wild animals, all the animals that were not wild, and all the birds. That man’s own name was Adam. He looked around at all these animals and birds, but he couldn’t find the right kind of mate that was good for him.

²¹ So God made the man go to sleep properly, and while he was asleep, God opened up the man’s body and took out one of his rib bones. Then God closed the hole in the man’s body.

²² Then God used that rib bone to make a mate for the man. God made a woman from that rib bone. After the man woke up, God took the woman over to the man.

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 being.

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. This included the tree of life that was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ A river went out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became four rivers.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pishon. It is the one which flows throughout the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

¹² The gold of that land is good. There are also bdellium and the onyx stone.

¹³ The name of the second river is Gihon. This one flows throughout the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ The name of the third river is Tigris, which flows east of Ashur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵ Yahweh God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to maintain it.

¹⁶ Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree in the garden you may freely eat.

¹⁷ But from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not eat, for on the day that you eat from it, you will surely die.”

¹⁸ Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

¹⁹ Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the sky. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

²⁰ The man gave names to all the livestock, to all the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field. But for the man himself there was found no helper suitable for him.

²¹ Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, so the man slept. Yahweh God took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh where he took the rib.

²² With the rib that Yahweh God had taken from the man, he made a woman and brought her to the man.

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 he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

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 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ The LORD 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 The LORD 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 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.

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 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.

²² The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ And a river went out of Eden to water the garden: and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the first is Pison, which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

¹² And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx-stone.

¹³ And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

¹⁴ And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: which floweth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

¹⁵ And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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 of it thou shalt surely die.

¹⁸ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.

¹⁹ And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was its name.

²⁰ And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowls of the air, and to every beast of the field: but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

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 in its place.

²² And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, he made woman, and brought her to the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

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 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ The LORD 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 The LORD 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 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.

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 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.

²² The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ 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.

⁸ The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

⁹ 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.

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 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ The LORD 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 The LORD 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 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.

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 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.

²² The LORD God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

⁷ Therefore the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth, and breathed into his face the breathing of life; and man was made into a living soul.

⁸ Forsooth the Lord God planted at the beginning paradise of liking or the garden of Eden, wherein he set man whom he had formed.

⁹ And the Lord God brought forth of the earth each tree fair in sight, and sweet to eat; also he brought forth the tree of life in the midst of paradise, and the tree of knowing of good and of evil.

¹⁰ And a river went out from the place of liking or Eden to moist paradise or the garden, which river is parted from thence into four heads.

¹¹ The name of the one river is Pishon, that it is that encompasseth all the land of Havilah, where gold cometh forth,

¹² and the gold of that land is the best, and there is found bdellium, that is, a tree of spicery, and the stone onyx;

¹³ and the name of the second river is Gihon, that it is that encompasseth all the land of Ethiopia;

¹⁴ forsooth the name of the third river is Tigris, that goeth against Assyrians; soothly the fourth river is that Euphrates.

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord God took man, and set him in paradise of liking, that he should work and keep it.

¹⁶ And God commanded to him and said, Eat thou of each tree of paradise;

¹⁷ forsooth eat thou not of the tree of knowing of good and of evil; for in whatever day thou shalt eat thereof, thou shalt die by death.

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that a man be alone; make we to him an helper like to himself.

¹⁹ And therefore when all living beasts of the earth, and all the volatiles of heaven, were formed of the earth, the Lord God brought those or them to Adam, that he should see what he should call those or them; for all thing that Adam called of living soul, that is the name thereof.

²⁰ And Adam called by their names all living things, and all volatiles of heavens, and all unreasonable beasts of the earth. Forsooth to Adam was not found an helper like him.

²¹ Therefore the Lord God sent sleep into Adam, and when he slept, God took one of his ribs, and filled flesh for it.

²² And the Lord God builded the rib which he had taken from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

⁷ Therefore the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth, and breathed into his face the breathing of life; and man was made into a living soul. (And so the Lord God formed man out of the slime of the earth, and breathed into his face the breathe of life; and then the man was made into a living soul.)

⁸ Forsooth the Lord God planted at the beginning (the) paradise of liking, wherein he set man whom he had formed. (And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and he put the man there whom he had formed.)

⁹ And the Lord God brought forth (out) of the earth each tree fair in sight, and sweet to eat; also he brought forth the tree of life in the midst of paradise, and the tree of knowing of good and of evil, (or and he brought forth the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil).

¹⁰ And a river went out from the place of liking to moist paradise, which river is parted from thence into four heads. (And a river went out from Eden to water the garden, and this river was parted from there into four rivers.)

¹¹ The name of the one river is Pishon, that it is that compasseth all the land of Havilah, where gold cometh forth, (The name of the first river is Pishon, and it encircleth all the land of Havilah, where gold cometh from,)

¹² and the gold of that land is the best, and there is found bdellium, that is, a tree of spicery, and the stone onyx; (and the gold of that land is the best, and bdellium, that is, a spice tree, is also found there, and the onyx stone as well;)

¹³ and the name of the second river is Gihon, that it is that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia (or and it encircleth all the land of Ethiopia);

¹⁴ forsooth the name of the third river is Tigris, that goeth against Assyrians (or which floweth east of Assyria); soothly the fourth river is that Euphrates.

¹⁵ Therefore the Lord God took man, and set him in (the) paradise of liking, that he should work and keep it. (And so the Lord God took the man, and put him in the Garden of Eden, so that he would work it, and care for it.)

¹⁶ And God commanded to him and said, Eat thou of each tree of paradise; (And God commanded to him and said, Thou can eat of every tree in the garden;)

¹⁷ forsooth eat thou not of the tree of knowing of good and of evil; for in whatever day thou shalt eat thereof, thou shalt die by death. (but thou shalt not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for on the day that thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die.)

¹⁸ And the Lord God said, It is not good that a man be alone; make we to him an helper like to himself (or let us make for him a helper like himself).

¹⁹ And therefore when all living beasts of the earth, and all the volatiles of (the) heaven(s), were formed of the earth, the Lord God brought those to Adam, that he should see what he should call those; for all thing that Adam called of living soul, that is the name thereof. (And so when all the living beasts of the earth, and all the birds of the air, were formed from the earth, the Lord God brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them; for whatever name that Adam called each thing with a living soul, that is its name.)

²⁰ And Adam called by their names all living things, and all volatiles of (the) heaven(s), and all unreasonable beasts of the earth. Forsooth to Adam was not found an helper like him. (And so Adam named all the living things, yea, all the birds of the air, and all the unreasoning beasts of the earth. But there was not found for Adam a helper like himself.)

²¹ Therefore the Lord God sent sleep into Adam, and when he slept, God took one of his ribs, and filled flesh for it. (And so the Lord God sent sleep into Adam, and while he slept, God took one of his ribs, and then closed up the flesh over that place.)

²² And the Lord God builded the rib which he had taken from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

⁷ Therfor the Lord God formede man of the sliym of erthe, and brethide in to his face the brething of lijf; and man was maad in to a lyuynge soule.

⁸ Forsothe the Lord God plauntide at the bigynnyng paradis of likyng, wherynne he settide man whom he hadde formed.

⁹ And the Lord God brouyte forth of the erthe ech tre fair in siyt, and swete to ete; also he brouyte forth the tre of lijf in the middis of paradis, and the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel.

¹⁰ And a ryuer yede out fro the place of likyng to moyste paradis, which ryuer is departid fro thennus in to foure heedis.

¹¹ The name of the o ryuer is Fyson, thilke it is that cumpassith al the lond of Euilath, where gold cometh forth,

¹² and the gold of that lond is the beste, and there is foundun delium, that is, a tree of spicerie, and the stoon onychyn;

¹³ and the name to the secounde ryuer is Gyon, thilke it is that cumpassith al the loond of Ethiopie;

¹⁴ forsothe the name of the thridde ryuer is Tigris, thilke goith ayens Assiriens; sotheli the fourthe ryuer is thilke Eufrates.

¹⁵ Therfor the Lord God took man, and settide hym in paradis of likyng, that he schulde worche and kepe it.

¹⁶ And God comaundide to hym and seide, Ete thou of ech tre of paradis;

¹⁷ forsothe ete thou not of the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel; for in what euere dai thou schalt ete therof, thou schalt die bi deeth.

¹⁸ And the Lord God seide, It is not good that a man be aloone, make we to hym an help lijk to hym silf.

¹⁹ Therfor whanne alle lyuynge beestis of erthe, and alle the volatils of heuene weren formed of erthe, the Lord God brouyte tho to Adam, that he schulde se what he schulde clepe tho; for al thing that Adam clepide of lyuynge soule, thilke is the name therof.

²⁰ And Adam clepide bi her names alle lyuynge thingis, and alle volatils, and alle vnresonable beestis of erthe. Forsothe to Adam was not foundun an helpere lijk hym.

²¹ Therfore the Lord God sente sleep in to Adam, and whanne he slepte, God took oon of hise ribbis, and fillide fleisch for it.

²² And the Lord God bildide the rib which he hadde take fro Adam in to a womman, and brouyte hir to Adam.

⁷ And Jehovah God formeth the man — dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

⁸ And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

⁹ and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰ And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief rivers;

¹¹ the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is,

¹² and the gold of that land is good, there is the bdolach and the shoham stone;

¹³ and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

¹⁴ and the name of the third river is Hiddekel, it is that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat.

¹⁵ And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

¹⁶ And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

¹⁷ and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it — dying thou dost die.'

¹⁸ And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper — as his counterpart.'

¹⁹ And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that is its name.

²⁰ And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper — as his counterpart.

²¹ And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

²² And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;