Genesis

Chapter 2

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayekulּ֛u hashshּama֥yim veha'a֖retz vekal-tzeba'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeka֤l 'elohiym֙ bּayּ֣om hashshּebiy'i֔y mela'ketּ֖o 'ashshe֣r 'ashsa֑h vayּishshebּot֙ bּayּ֣om hashshּebiy'i֔y mikּal-mela'ketּ֖o 'ashshe֥r 'ashsaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He ceased from all His work.

וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayeba֤reke 'elohiym֙ 'et-y֣om hashshּebiy'i֔y vayeqadּe֖shsh 'ot֑o kּi֣y b֤o shshabat֙ mikּal-mela'ketּ֔o 'ashsher-bּara֥ 'elohi֖ym la'ashsֽot׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Then God blessed the seventh day and made it [1] (holy), because on it He rested and desisted from all the work of creation He had done.

וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣lּeh toled֧ot hashshּama֛yim veha'a֖retz bּehibּaֽre'a֑m bּey֗om 'ashs֛ot yehva֥h 'elohi֖ym 'e֥retz veshshamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)These are the origins of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

אֵ֣לֶּה תוֹלְד֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם עֲשׂ֛וֹת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veko֣l ׀ shsi֣ycha hashsּade֗h te֚rem yiֽheye֣h ba'a֔retz vekal-'e֥shseb hashsּade֖h te֣rem yitzema֑ch kּiy֩ lo֨ himeti֜yr yehva֤h 'elohiym֙ 'al-ha'a֔retz ve'ada֣m 'a֔yin laֽ'abo֖d 'et-haֽ'adamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)No shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

וְכֹ֣ל ׀ שִׂ֣יחַ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה טֶ֚רֶם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ וְכָל־עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה טֶ֣רֶם יִצְמָ֑ח כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֣ם אַ֔יִן לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֖d yaֽ'ale֣h min-ha'a֑retz vehishsheqa֖h 'eֽt-kּal-pּeneֽy-haֽ'adamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)but a mist came up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

וְאֵ֖ד יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiytzer֩ yehva֨h 'elohi֜ym 'et-haֽ'ada֗m 'apar֙ min-ha֣'adama֔h vayּipּa֥ch bּe'apּa֖yv nishshema֣t chayּi֑ym vaֽyehi֥y haֽ'ada֖m lene֥peshsh chayּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of lives, and the man became a living soul.

וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּa֞ yehva֧h 'elohi֛ym gּan-be'e֖den miqּe֑dem vayּa֣shsem shsha֔m 'et-haֽ'ada֖m 'ashshe֥r yatzaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there He put the man He had formed.

וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּatzema֞ch yehva֤h 'elohiym֙ min-ha֣'adama֔h kּal-'e֛tz nechema֥d lemare'e֖h vet֣ob lema'aka֑l ve'e֤tz haֽchayּiym֙ bּet֣oke hagּa֔n ve'e֕tz hadּa֖'at t֥ob varaֽ'׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow 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 Malice.

וַיַּצְמַ֞ח יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כָּל־עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב לְמַאֲכָ֑ל וְעֵ֤ץ הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת ט֥וֹב וָרָֽע׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venaharּ֙ yotze֣ me'e֔den lehashsheq֖ot 'et-hagּa֑n umishshּam֙ yipּare֔d vehaya֖h le'arebּa'a֥h ra'shshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was divided into four headwaters.

וְנָהָרּ֙ יֹצֵ֣א מֵעֵ֔דֶן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת־הַגָּ֑ן וּמִשָּׁם֙ יִפָּרֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֖ה לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה רָאשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshe֥m haֽ'echa֖d pּiyshsh֑on h֣u hasּobe֗b 'e֚t kּal-'e֣retz haֽchaviyla֔h 'ashsher-shsha֖m hazּahaֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

שֵׁ֥ם הָֽאֶחָ֖ד פִּישׁ֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסֹּבֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uֽzaha֛b ha'a֥retz hahi֖v t֑ob shsha֥m habּedo֖lach ve'e֥ben hashshּoֽham׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also there.

וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא ט֑וֹב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsheֽm-hanּaha֥r hashshּeni֖y gּiych֑on h֣u hasּobe֔b 'e֖t kּal-'e֥retz kּֽushsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.

וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י גִּיח֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֶ֥רֶץ כּֽוּשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshe֨m hanּaha֤r hashshּeliyshshiy֙ chidּe֔qel h֥u haֽhole֖ke qidema֣t 'ashshּ֑ur vehanּaha֥r haֽrebiy'i֖y h֥u peraֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east of Ashur. And the fourth river is the pillbox of the Euphrates.

וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֛ch yehva֥h 'elohi֖ym 'et-haֽ'ada֑m vayּanּiche֣hu began-'e֔den le'abeda֖hּ uleshshameraֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and to guard it.

וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetzav֙ yehva֣h 'elohi֔ym 'al-haֽ'ada֖m le'mo֑r mikּo֥l 'eֽtz-hagּa֖n 'ako֥l tּo'keֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat;

וַיְצַו֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ume'e֗tz hadּa֨'at֙ t֣ob vara֔ lo֥ to'ka֖l mimּe֑nּu kּi֗y bּey֛om 'akaleka֥ mimּe֖nּu m֥ot tּamֽut׃

Edified Edition (EDE)but of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Malice you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it, dying you shall die."

וּמֵעֵ֗ץ הַדַּ֨עַת֙ ט֣וֹב וָרָ֔ע לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּ֗י בְּי֛וֹם אֲכָלְךָ֥ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ yehva֣h 'elohi֔ym lo'-t֛ob hey֥ot haֽ'ada֖m lebadּ֑o 'ֽe'eshsehּ-lּ֥o 'e֖zer kּenegedּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make for him a sustainer corresponding to him."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitzer֩ yehva֨h 'elohi֜ym min-haֽ'adama֗h kּal-chayּa֤t hashsּadeh֙ ve'et֙ kּal-'֣op hashshּama֔yim vayּabe'֙ 'el-ha֣'ada֔m lire'֖ot mah-yּiqera'-l֑o vekol֩ 'ashshe֨r yiqera'-l֧o hֽa'ada֛m ne֥peshsh chayּa֖h h֥u shshemֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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 soul, that was its name.

וַיִּצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה כָּל־חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶל־הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לִרְא֖וֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־ל֑וֹ וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקְרָא־ל֧וֹ הָֽאָדָ֛ם נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה ה֥וּא שְׁמֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֨ haֽ'ada֜m shshem֗ot lekal-habּehemah֙ ule'֣op hashshּama֔yim uleko֖l chayּa֣t hashsּade֑h ule'ada֕m loֽ'-matza֥ 'e֖zer kּenegedּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for the man, no sustainer was found corresponding to him.

וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא־מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּapּel֩ yehva֨h 'elohi֧ym ׀ tּaredּema֛h 'al-ha'ada֖m vayּiyshsha֑n vayּiqּa֗ch 'achat֙ mitzּale'ota֔yv vayּisegּo֥r bּashsa֖r tּachetּeֽnּah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)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 sides and closed up the flesh in its place.

וַיַּפֵּל֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה עַל־הָאָדָ֖ם וַיִּישָׁ֑ן וַיִּקַּ֗ח אַחַת֙ מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiben֩ yehva֨h 'elohi֧ym ׀ 'eֽt-hatzּela֛ 'ashsher-laqa֥ch min-haֽ'ada֖m le'ishshּa֑h vayebi'e֖ha 'el-hֽa'adaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD God fashioned the side He had taken from the man into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

וַיִּבֶן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶֽת־הַצֵּלָ֛ע אֲשֶׁר־לָקַ֥ח מִן־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיְבִאֶ֖הָ אֶל־הָֽאָדָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֮ hֽa'adam֒ zo֣'t hapּa֗'am 'e֚tzem meֽ'atzama֔y ubashsa֖r mibּeshsari֑y lezo't֙ yiqּare֣ 'ishshּa֔h kּi֥y me'i֖yshsh luֽqochah-zּoֽ't׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Ishah, for she was taken out of Ish."

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָֽאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּen֙ yֽa'azab-'i֔yshsh 'et-'abi֖yv ve'et-'imּ֑o vedaba֣q bּe'ishshetּ֔o vehay֖u lebashsa֥r 'echaֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽhey֤u shsheneyhem֙ 'arumּi֔ym haֽ'ada֖m ve'ishshetּ֑o velo֖ yitebּoshshaֽshshu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים הָֽאָדָ֖ם וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃