Genesis 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Genesis 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:21 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 2:21 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
Genesis 2:21 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Genesis 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Genesis 2:21 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, and closed vp the flesh in steade thereof.”
Genesis 2:21 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:21 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the human, and he slept; and he took one from his side and closed up the flesh in its place.”
Genesis 2:21 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:21 in Context — Genesis 2
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;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And 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.
What Does Genesis 2:21 Mean?
Genesis 2:21 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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