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Genesis 2:19-21
International Standard Version
Genesis 2:19-21
International Standard Version
19 After the Lord God formed from the ground every wild animal[a] and every bird that flies, he brought each of them[b] to the man to see what he would call it. Whatever the man called each living creature became its name. 20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds that fly, and to each of earth’s animals,[c] but there was not found a strength[d] corresponding[e] to him, 21 so the Lord God caused a deep sleep to overshadow the man.
When the man[f] was asleep, he removed one of the man’s[g] ribs and closed up the flesh where it had been.
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- Genesis 2:19 Lit. every animal of the field; i.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock
- Genesis 2:19 The Heb. lacks each of them
- Genesis 2:20 I.e., non-domesticated animals, as opposed to domesticated livestock
- Genesis 2:20 Or found an authority or found a power
- Genesis 2:20 Or equal
- Genesis 2:21 Lit. When he
- Genesis 2:21 Lit. of his
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