Genesis 2 Young's Literal Translation

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1 And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;

1 The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.

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.

2 On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

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.

3 God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which 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;

4 This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh 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,

5 No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

6 and a mist goeth up from the earth, and hath watered the whole face of the ground.

6 but a mist went 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.

7 Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

8 And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

8 Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom 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.

9 Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden 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];

10 A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

11 the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],

11 The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12 and the gold of that land [is] good, there [is] the bdolach and the shoham stone;

12 and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

13 and the name of the second river [is] Gibon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

13 The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole 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.

14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. 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.

15 Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

16 And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

16 Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of 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.'

17 but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

18 And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper — as his counterpart.'

18 Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to 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.

19 Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became 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.

20 The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.

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.

21 Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

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;

22 Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and 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;

23 The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because 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.

24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

25 And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.

25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

Quotes verse 2:23 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters I–VI)
Envy has alienated wives from their husbands, and changed that saying of our father Adam, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh." Envy and strife have overthrown great cities and rooted up mighty nations.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 2:7 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book II, Chapters XXXIV–XXXV)
Wherefore also the prophetic word declares of the first-formed man, "He became a living soul," teaching us that by the participation of life the soul became alive; so that the soul, and the life which it possesses, must be understood as being separate existences.
Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)
Quotes verse 2:7 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XX–XXI)
And hereby, in Thy Word, not the depth of the sea, but the earth parted from the bitterness of the waters, bringeth forth not the creeping and flying creature that hath life, but the living soul itself. For now hath it no longer need of baptism, as the heathen have, and as itself had when it was covered with the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Quotes verse 2:4 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily II)
As then Moses calleth it the book of heaven and earth, although he hath not discoursed of heaven and earth only, but also of all things that are in the midst thereof; so also this man hath named his book from that which is the sum of all the great things done.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Quotes verse 2:7 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVIII)
Go to the first book of the Scripture, which even you receive; And God formed man of the dust of the ground.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

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