Genesis 2–3

2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

2:1The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.

2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

2On 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.

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.

3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

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

4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

4This 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.

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,

5Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

5No 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,

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.

6But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

6but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.

6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

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

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.

8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

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

8And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

9Out 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.

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.

10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

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

10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

11The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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

11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.

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

12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

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

13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

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

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.

15Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

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

15And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

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

16And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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

17but 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.”

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.

18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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

18And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

19Out 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.

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.

20The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

20The 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.

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.

21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

21Yahweh 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.

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;

22And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

22Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.

22And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

23The 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.”

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.

24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

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

24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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

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

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

3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

3:1Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”

3:1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,

2The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees of the garden,

2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’”

3but not the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, ‘You shall not eat of it. You shall not touch it, lest you die.’ ”

3But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4“You will not surely die,” the serpent told her.

4The serpent said to the woman, “You won’t really die,

4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

5for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate. Then she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.

6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.

7Their eyes were opened, and they both knew that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together, and made coverings for themselves.

7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

8Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

8They heard Yahweh God’s voice walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God among the trees of the garden.

8And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.

9But the LORD God called out to the man, “Where are you?”

9Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

9And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

10The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

11God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

13Yahweh God said to the woman, “What have you done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

13And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

14So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.

14Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, you are cursed above all livestock, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

14And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

16To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. You will bear children in pain. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

17To Adam he said, “Because you have listened to your wife’s voice, and ate from the tree, about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ the ground is cursed for your sake. You will eat from it with much labor all the days of your life.

17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

18It will yield thorns and thistles to you; and you will eat the herb of the field.

18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

19You will eat bread by the sweat of your face until you return to the ground, for you were taken out of it. For you are dust, and you shall return to dust.”

19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

20The man called his wife Eve because she would be the mother of all the living.

20And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

21And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

21Yahweh God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

21Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

22Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

22Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—”

22And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

23Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

24So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.