Genesis

Genesis 2:21–22

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^f and closed up the area with flesh. ²²And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

Footnotes

f 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side; similarly in verse 22

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Genesis 2:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
caused	וַיַּפֵּל֩	way·yap·pêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
the man	הָאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
to fall into	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a deep sleep	תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה	tar·dê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8639 deep sleep
and while he slept	וַיִּישָׁ֑ן	way·yî·šān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3462 sleep
He took	וַיִּקַּ֗ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
one	אַחַת֙	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
of	מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו	miṣ·ṣal·‘ō·ṯāw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6763 rib, side
and closed up	וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר	way·yis·gōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
the area	תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃	taḥ·ten·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H8478 the under part
with flesh	בָּשָׂ֖ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh

Genesis 2:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And from the rib	הַצֵּלָ֛ע	haṣ·ṣê·lā‘	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6763 rib, side
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
had taken	לָקַ֥ח	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the man	הָֽאָדָ֖ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
He made	וַיִּבֶן֩	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
a woman	לְאִשָּׁ֑ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and brought her	וַיְבִאֶ֖הָ	way·ḇi·’e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to

Cross-references

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Genesis 2:21 Genesis 15:12 · Job 4:13 · 1 Samuel 26:12 · Job 33:15 · Daniel 8:18 · Proverbs 19:15

Genesis 2:22 1 Corinthians 11:8–9 · 1 Timothy 2:13 · Hebrews 13:4 · Proverbs 18:22 · Proverbs 19:14 · Genesis 2:19 · Psalm 127:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.