1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created…: Heb. created to make

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. there…: or, a mist which went up from, etc.

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust…: Heb. dust of the ground

8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became into four heads.

11 The name of the first is Pison: which goest around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that goest around the whole land of Cush. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: which floweth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. toward…: or, eastward to Assyria

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to tend it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

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 of it thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely…: Heb. dying thou shalt 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. meet…: Heb. as before 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 to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. Adam: or, the man

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowls of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

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 in its place;

22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, he made a woman, and brought her to the man. made: Heb. builded

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. Woman: Heb. IshaMan: Heb. Ish

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.