14 The name of the third river is aHiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of2 Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 Then the Lord God took1 the man and put him in the garden of Eden to2 tend and keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ayou shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it byou shall surely cdie.”
18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; aI will make him a helper comparable to him.”
19 aOut of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and bbrought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
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.
21 And the Lord God caused a adeep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He1 made into a woman, aand He bbrought her to the man.
23 And Adam said:
“This is now abone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called1 Woman,
Because she was btaken out of Man.”
“This is now abone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called1 Woman,
Because she was btaken out of Man.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Book Notes:
Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
Join 137,346+ readers
A Verse and a Thought,
Every Morning
Consistent Bible study is hard to start.
The Berean gives you the starting point: one scripture and a focused commentary in your inbox each morning — read it in minutes, or go as deep as you like.
Free, daily, and spam-free. We never share your address. Unsubscribe anytime.