Genesis 2
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The first sabbath
Verse 1
WEB The heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.
KJV Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
TSK Thus: ge 2:4, ge 1:1,10, ex 20:11, ex 31:17, 2ki 19:15, 2ch 2:12, ne 9:6, job 12:9, ps 89:11-13, ps 104:2, ps 136:5-8, ps 146:6, isa 42:5, isa 45:18, isa 48:13, isa 55:9, isa 65:17, jer 10:12,16, zec 12:1, ac 4:24, heb 4:3; host: de 4:19, de 17:3, 2ki 21:3-5, ps 33:6,9, isa 34:4, isa 40:26-28, isa 45:12, jer 8:2, lu 2:13, ac 7:42
Verse 2
WEB On the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
KJV 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.
TSK And on: ge 1:31, ex 20:11, ex 23:12, ex 31:17, de 5:14, isa 58:13, joh 5:17, heb 4:4
Verse 3
WEB God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.
KJV 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.
TSK blessed: ex 16:22-30, ex 20:8-11, ex 23:12, ex 31:13-17, ex 34:21, ex 35:2,3, le 23:3, le 25:2,3, de 5:12-14, ne 9:14, ne 13:15-22, pr 10:22, isa 56:2-7, isa 58:13,14, jer 17:21-27, eze 20:12, mr 2:27, lu 23:56, heb 4:4-10
Details about the making of all things
Verse 4
WEB This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.
KJV 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,
TSK the generations: ge 1:4, ge 5:1, ge 10:1, ge 11:10, ge 25:12,19, ge 36:1,9, ex 6:16, job 38:28, ps 90:1,2; Lord: ex 15:3, 1ki 18:39, 2ch 20:6, ps 18:31, ps 86:10, isa 44:6, re 1:4,8, re 11:17, re 16:5
Verse 5
WEB No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,
KJV 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.
TSK plant: ge 1:12, ps 104:14; had not: job 5:10, job 38:26-28, ps 65:9-11, ps 135:7, jer 14:22, mt 5:45, heb 6:7; to till: ge 3:23, ge 4:2,12
Verse 6
WEB but a mist went up from the earth, and watered the whole surface of the ground.
KJV But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
TSK No cross references.
Verse 7
WEB Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
KJV 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.
TSK formed man: ps 100:3, ps 139:14,15, isa 64:8; dust: ge 3:19,23, job 4:19, job 33:6, ps 103:14, ec 3:7,20, ec 12:7, isa 64:8, ro 9:20, 1co 15:47, 2co 4:7, 2co 5:1; and breathed: job 27:3, job 33:4, joh 20:22, ac 17:25; nostrils: ge 7:22, ec 3:21, isa 2:22; a living: nu 16:22, nu 27:16, pr 20:27, zec 12:1, 1co 15:45, heb 12:9
The planting of the garden of Eden
Verse 8
WEB Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
KJV And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
TSK a garden: ge 13:10, eze 28:13, eze 31:8,9, joe 2:3; eastward: ge 3:24, ge 4:16, 2ki 19:12, eze 27:23, eze 31:16,18
Verse 9
WEB Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
KJV 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.
TSK every: eze 31:8,9,16,18; tree of life: ge 3:22, pr 3:18, pr 11:30, eze 47:12, joh 6:48, re 2:7, re 22:2,14; tree of knowledge: ge 2:17, ge 3:3,22, de 6:25, isa 44:25, isa 47:10, 1co 8:1
Verse 11
WEB The name of the first is Pishon: this is the one which flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
KJV The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
TSK Havilah: ge 10:7,29, ge 25:18, 1sa 15:7
Verse 14
WEB The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
KJV And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
TSK Hiddekel: da 10:4; toward the east of: ge 10:11,22, ge 25:18; Euphrates: ge 15:18, de 1:7, de 11:24, re 9:14
Man is put in it
God's command
Verse 17
WEB but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die.”
KJV 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.
TSK of the tree: ge 2:9, ge 3:1-3,11,17,19; surely: ge 3:3,4,19, ge 20:7, nu 26:65, de 27:26, 1sa 14:39,44, 1sa 20:31, 1sa 22:16, 1ki 2:37,42, jer 26:8, eze 3:18-20, eze 18:4,13,32, eze 33:8,14, ro 1:32, ro 5:12-21, ro 6:16,23, ro 7:10-13, ro 8:2, 1co 15:22,56, ga 3:10, eph 2:1-6, eph 5:14, col 2:13, 1ti 5:6, jas 1:15, 1jo 5:16, re 2:11, re 20:6,14, re 21:8
The animals named, The making of woman, The holy order of marriage
Verse 18
WEB Yahweh God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
KJV And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
TSK good: ge 1:31, ge 3:12, ru 3:1, pr 18:22, ec 4:9-12, 1co 7:36; I will: ge 3:12, 1co 11:7-12, 1ti 2:11-13, 1pe 3:7
Verse 19
WEB 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, that was its name.
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.
TSK And out: ge 1:20-25; brought: ge 2:22,23, ge 1:26,28, ge 6:20, ge 9:2, ps 8:4-8
Verse 20
WEB The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper suitable for him.
KJV 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.
TSK No cross references.

Verse 21
WEB Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
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;
TSK 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;: ge 15:12, 1sa 26:12, job 4:13, job 33:15, pr 19:15, da 8:18
Verse 23
WEB The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
KJV 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.
TSK bone: ge 29:14, jud 9:2, 2sa 5:1, 2sa 19:13, eph 5:30; Woman: 1co 11:8,9; taken: 1co 11:8
Verse 24
WEB Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
KJV Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
TSK leave: ge 24:58,59, ge 31:14,15, ps 45:10; cleave: le 22:12,13, de 4:4, de 10:20, jos 23:8, ps 45:10, pr 12:4, pr 31:10, ac 11:23; and they shall be one flesh: mal 2:14-16, mt 19:3-9, mr 10:6-12, ro 7:2, 1co 6:16,17, 1co 7:2-4,10, 1co 7:11, eph 5:28-31, 1ti 5:14, 1pe 3:1-7
Verse 25
WEB They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
KJV And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
TSK naked: ge 3:7,10,11; ashamed: ex 32:25, ps 25:3, ps 31:17, isa 44:9, isa 47:3, isa 54:4, jer 6:15, jer 17:13, eze 16:61, joe 2:26, mr 8:38, lu 9:26, ro 10:11