Genesis

Genesis 2:21

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.