Genesis 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host; Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 and God completeth by the seventh day His work which He hath made, and ceaseth by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3 And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
4 These are births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens; These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
5 and no shrub of the field is yet in the earth, and no herb of the field yet sprouteth, for Jehovah God hath not rained upon the earth, and a man there is not to serve the ground, When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,
6 and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground. and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
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. then 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 creature. Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
8 And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed; And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had 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. And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the 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; A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
11 the name of the one is Pison, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold is, The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
12 and the gold of that land is good, there is the bdolach and the shoham stone; And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
13 and the name of the second river is Gibon, it is that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush; The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire 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. And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it. The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
16 And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat; And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
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.' but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
18 And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.' Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
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. Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was 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. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
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. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
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; And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 and the man saith, 'This is the proper step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken; Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
24 therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
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