Genesis 2:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.”

Genesis 2:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:22 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.”

Genesis 2:22 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. ”

Genesis 2:22 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;”

Genesis 2:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah Elohim built the rib that he had taken from Man into a woman; and brought her to Man.”

Genesis 2:22 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the ribbe which the Lord God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her to the man.”

Genesis 2:22 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord God made a woman from the side which he had taken from the human, and he brought her to the man.”

Genesis 2:22 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:22 in Context — Genesis 2

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.

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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What Does Genesis 2:22 Mean?

Genesis 2:22 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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