Genesis 2:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
Genesis 2:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:19 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.”
Genesis 2:19 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. ”
Genesis 2:19 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that <FI>is<Fi> its name.”
Genesis 2:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought [them] to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name. ”
Genesis 2:19 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So the Lord God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.”
Genesis 2:19 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:19 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord God formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the human to see what he would call them; and whatever the human called each living creature, that was its name.”
Genesis 2:19 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:19 in Context — Genesis 2
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And 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.
20 And 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.
21 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;
What Does Genesis 2:19 Mean?
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