Genesis 2:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the LORDיְהוָ֨ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהִ֧ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
caused a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה
(tar·de·mah)
8639: deep sleepfrom radam
to fallוַיַּפֵּל֩
(vai·yap·pel)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
upon the man,הָאָדָ֖ם
(ha·'a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
and he slept;וַיִּישָׁ֑ן
(vai·yi·shan;)
3462: to sleepa prim. root
then He tookוַיִּקַּ֗ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
oneאַחַת֙
(a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
of his ribsמִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו
(mi·tzal·'o·tav,)
6763: rib, sidefrom an unused word
and closedוַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר
(vai·yis·gor)
5462: to shut, closea prim. root
up the fleshבָּשָׂ֖ר
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
at that place.תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃
(tach·ten·nah.)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
caused
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
a deep sleep
tardemah  (tar-day-maw')
a lethargy or (by implication) trance -- deep sleep.
to fall
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
upon Adam
'Adam  (aw-dawm')
Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine -- Adam.
and he slept
yashen  (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
and he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of his ribs
tsela`  (tsay-law')
beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
and closed up
cagar  (saw-gar')
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, straitly.
the flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
instead thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place.

International Standard Version
so the LORD God caused a deep sleep to overshadow the man. When the man was asleep, he removed one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh where it had been.

NET Bible
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man's side and closed up the place with flesh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the LORD God caused him to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, the LORD God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

King James 2000 Bible
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 its place with flesh;
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