Genesis 2:20-24
King James Version
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18And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.Select Genesis 2:18
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.Select Genesis 2:19
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.Select Genesis 2:20
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;Select Genesis 2:21
22And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.Select Genesis 2:22
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.Select Genesis 2:23
24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.Select Genesis 2:24
25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.Select Genesis 2:25
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WEB
2:20 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.
2:21 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.
2:22 Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
2:23 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.”
2:24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
ASV
2:20 And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.
2:21 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:
2:22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
2:23 And the man 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.
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