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

2:2 And 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.
2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.

2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.

2:4 These [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,
2:4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

2:5 And 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.
2:5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;

2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
2:6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

2:7 And 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.
2:7 And 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 being.

2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
2:8 The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

2:9 And 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.
2:9 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 was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
2:10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.

2:11 The name of the first [is] Pison: that [is] it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where [there is] gold;
2:11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

2:12 And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.
2:12 And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

2:13 And the name of the second river [is] Gihon: the same [is] it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
2:13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.

2:14 And the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel: that [is] it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river [is] Euphrates.
2:14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
2:15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.

2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

2:17 But 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.
2:17 "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."

2:18 And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
2:18 And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."

2:19 And 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.
2:19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

2:20 And 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.
2:20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

2:21 And 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;
2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
2:22 Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

2:23 And 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.
2:23 And 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."

2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.