Chapter 2

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,²⁹ and all the host of them.

And on the seventh day God ended¹⁷ his work which he had made;¹ and he rested⁴ on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.¹

And God blessed¹⁷ the seventh day, and sanctified¹⁷ it: because that in it he had rested¹ from all his work which God created¹ and made.²

These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,⁹ in the day that the LORD God made² the earth and the heavens,

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew:⁴ for the LORD God had not caused it to rain⁵² upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till² the ground.

But there went up⁴ a mist from the earth, and watered⁵² the whole face of the ground.

And the LORD God formed⁴ man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed⁴ into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

And the LORD God planted⁴ a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put⁴ the man whom he had formed.¹

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow⁵⁵ every tree that is pleasant¹² 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.

And a river went out⁶ of Eden to water⁵³ the garden; and from thence it was parted,¹¹ and became into four heads.

The name of the first [is] Pison: that [is] it which compasseth⁶ the whole land of Havilah, where [there is] gold;

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

And the name of the second river [is] Gihon: the same [is] it that compasseth⁶ the whole land of Ethiopia.

And the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel: that [is] it which goeth⁶ toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river [is] Euphrates.

And the LORD God took⁴ the man, and put⁵⁵ him into the garden of Eden to dress² it and to keep² it.

And the LORD God commanded¹⁷ the man, saying,² Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely² eat:⁴

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat⁴ of it: for in the day that thou eatest² thereof thou shalt surely² die.⁴

And the LORD God said,⁴ [It is] not good that the man should be² alone; I will make⁴ him an help meet for him.

And out of the ground the LORD God formed⁴ every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought⁵⁵ [them] unto Adam to see² what he would call⁴ them: and whatsoever Adam called⁴ every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.

And Adam gave⁴ names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found¹ an help meet for him.

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall⁵⁵ upon Adam, and he slept:⁴ and he took⁴ one of his ribs, and closed up⁴ the flesh instead thereof;

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken¹ from man, made⁴ he a woman, and brought⁵⁵ her unto the man.

And Adam said,⁴ This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called¹¹ Woman, because she was taken²⁷ out of Man.

Therefore shall a man leave⁴ his father and his mother, and shall cleave¹ unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.¹¹³