| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. | 1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. |
| 2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. | 2By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. |
| 3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. | 3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. |
| 4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, | 4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. |
| 5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. | 5Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. |
| 6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. | 6But a mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. |
| 7And 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. | 7Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. |
| 8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. | 8The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. |
| 9And 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. | 9Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing 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. |
| 10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. | 10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. |
| 11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; | 11The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. |
| 12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. | 12The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. |
| 13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. | 13The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush. |
| 14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. | 14The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. |
| 15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. | 15Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. |
| 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: | 16The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; |
| 17But 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. | 17but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." |
| 18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. | 18Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." |
| 19And 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. | 19Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. |
| 20And 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. | 20The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. |
| 21And 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; | 21So 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. |
| 22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. | 22The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. |
| 23And 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. | 23The man 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." |
| 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. | 24For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. |
| 25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. | 25And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. |
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