Genesis 2:21 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 2:21

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.”

24 ^aTherefore a man shall leave his father and mother and ^bbe joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 ^aAnd they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ^bashamed.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 2:21

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs {or} a part of his side and closed up the [place with] flesh.

Contemporary English Version
So the LORD God made him fall into a deep sleep, and he took out one of the man's ribs. Then after closing the man's side,

Darby English Version
And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.

Good News Bible
Then the LORD God made the man fall into a deep sleep, and while he was sleeping, he took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh.

King James Version
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;

New American Standard Bible
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

New International Version
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 ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

Revised Standard Version
So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh;

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep,¹ and while he was asleep,² he took part of the man’s side³ and closed up the place with flesh.⁴

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