Genesis 5:2
New International Version
He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.

New Living Translation
He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.”

English Standard Version
Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.

Berean Standard Bible
Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”

King James Bible
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

New King James Version
He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.

New American Standard Bible
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them “mankind” on the day when they were created.

NASB 1995
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created.

NASB 1977
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created.

Legacy Standard Bible
He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created.

Amplified Bible
He created them male and female, and blessed them and named them Mankind at the time they were created.

Christian Standard Bible
he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He created them male and female. When they were created, He blessed them and called them man.

American Standard Version
male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

English Revised Version
male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He created them male and female. He blessed them and called them humans when he created them.

Good News Translation
He created them male and female, blessed them, and named them "Human Beings.")

International Standard Version
Creating them male and female, he blessed them and called them humans when he created them.

Majority Standard Bible
Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”

NET Bible
He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them "humankind."

New Heart English Bible
He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name 'humankind' on the day when they were created.

Webster's Bible Translation
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

World English Bible
He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day they were created, he named them Adam.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
a male and a female He has created them, and He blesses them, and calls their name Man, in the day of their being created.

Young's Literal Translation
a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.

Smith's Literal Translation
Male and female he formed them; and he will bless them, and will call their name Adam in the day they are created.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He created them, male and female; and he blessed them. And he called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

New American Bible
he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and named them humankind.

New Revised Standard Version
Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them “Humankind” when they were created.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Male and female he created them; and God blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Male and female He created them and God blessed them and he called their name Adam in the day that he created them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
male and female he made them, and blessed them; and he called his name Adam, in the day in which he made them.
Audio Bible



Context
The Descendants of Adam
1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. 2Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.” 3When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.…

Cross References
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Matthew 19:4
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

Mark 10:6
However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’

Genesis 2:21-23
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh. / And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him. / And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

1 Corinthians 11:7-9
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. / For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. / Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Malachi 2:15
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

Romans 5:12-14
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. / For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. / Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.

1 Corinthians 15:21-22
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Luke 3:38
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Acts 17:26
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

Psalm 139:13-14
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.


Treasury of Scripture

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Male.

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Malachi 2:15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.

their.

Genesis 2:15,23
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it…

Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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Genesis 5
1. Recapitulation of the creation of man.
3. The genealogy, age, and death of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah.
22. Enoch's godliness and translation into Heaven.
25. The family line of Methuselah to Noah and his sons














He created them
The phrase underscores the divine act of creation, emphasizing God's sovereignty and intentionality. The Hebrew word for "created" is "bara," which is used exclusively for divine creation, indicating an act that only God can perform. This creation is not random but purposeful, reflecting God's perfect design and order.

male and female
This phrase highlights the complementary nature of humanity as designed by God. The Hebrew words "zakar" (male) and "neqebah" (female) denote distinct yet harmonious roles and identities. This duality is foundational to the biblical understanding of human relationships and family structure, affirming the inherent value and dignity of both genders.

and blessed them
The act of blessing is significant, as it conveys God's favor and provision. The Hebrew word "barak" means to endow with power for success, prosperity, and longevity. This blessing is a divine endorsement of humanity's role in creation, granting them the ability to thrive and fulfill God's purposes.

And in the day they were created
This phrase situates the creation of humanity within a specific timeframe, underscoring the immediacy and intentionality of God's actions. The use of "yom" (day) in Hebrew can denote a literal day or a period of time, but here it emphasizes the completeness and perfection of God's creative work.

He called them 'man.'
The term "man" is translated from the Hebrew "adam," which can refer to both an individual and humanity collectively. This naming signifies identity and purpose, as names in the biblical context often reflect character and destiny. By calling them "man," God establishes humanity's unique role as stewards of creation, made in His image and likeness.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Male
זָכָ֥ר (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male

and female
וּנְקֵבָ֖ה (ū·nə·qê·ḇāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5347: A female

He created them,
בְּרָאָ֑ם (bə·rā·’ām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

and He blessed
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

them.
אֹתָ֗ם (’ō·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

And in the day
בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3117: A day

they were created,
הִבָּֽרְאָֽם׃ (hib·bā·rə·’ām)
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1254: To create, to cut down, select, feed

He called
וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

them
שְׁמָם֙ (šə·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8034: A name

“man.”
אָדָ֔ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being


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