Soוַthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the earthוְהָאָרֶץwere finished,יְכֻלּוּand allוְכָלtheir army.צְבָאָם
Andוַon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיdayבַּיּוֹםElohimאֱלֹהִיםfinishedיְכַלhis workמְלַאכְתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had done,עָשָׂהandוַon the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיdayבַּיּוֹםhe ceasedיִּשְׁבֹּתfrom allמִכָּלhis workמְלַאכְתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had done.עָשָׂה
AndוַElohimאֱלֹהִיםblessedיְבָרֶךְthe seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִיdayאֶת יוֹםand madeוַיְקַדֵּשׁitאֹתוֹholy,יְקַדֵּשׁbecauseכִּיon itבוֹhe ceasedשָׁבַתfrom allמִכָּלhis workמְלַאכְתּוֹthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad createdבָּרָאto make.לַעֲשׂוֹת
These areאֵלֶּהthe generationsתוֹלְדוֹתof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the earthוְהָאָרֶץwhen they were created,בְּהִבָּרְאָםin the dayבְּיוֹםthat YHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםmadeעֲשׂוֹתearthאֶרֶץand heavens.וְשָׁמָיִם
Now noוְכֹלshrubשִׂיחַof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהwasיִהְיֶהyetטֶרֶםon the earthבָאָרֶץand noוְכָלplantעֵשֶׂבof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהhad yetטֶרֶםsprouted,יִצְמָחforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad notלֹאsent rainהִמְטִירon the earth,עַל הָאָרֶץand there was noוְ אַיִןhuman beingאָדָםto workלַעֲבֹדthe ground;אֶת הָאֲדָמָה
but a mistוְאֵדwould go upיַעֲלֶהfrom the earthמִן הָאָרֶץand waterוְהִשְׁקָהthe wholeאֶת כָּלsurfaceפְּנֵיof the ground.הָאֲדָמָה
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםformedיִּיצֶרthe manאֶת הָאָדָםfromdustעָפָרfrom the groundמִן הָאֲדָמָהandוַbreathedיִּפַּחinto his nostrilsבְּאַפָּיוthe breathנִשְׁמַתof life;חַיִּיםandוַthe manהָאָדָםbecameיְהִיa livingחַיָּהbeing.לְנֶפֶשׁ
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםplantedיִּטַּעa gardenגַּןin Eden,בְעֵדֶןin the east,מִקֶּדֶםandוַthereשָׁםhe putיָּשֶׂםthe manאֶת הָאָדָםwhomאֲשֶׁרhe had formed.יָצָר
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםmadeיַּצְמַחeveryכָּלtreeעֵץsproutיַּצְמַחfrom the groundמִן הָאֲדָמָהthat ispleasingנֶחְמָדto the sightלְמַרְאֶהand goodוְטוֹבfor food,לְמַאֲכָלand the treeוְעֵץof lifeהַחַיִּיםin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the garden,הַגָּןand the treeוְעֵץof the knowledgeהַדַּעַתof goodטוֹבand evil.וָרָע
Andוְa riverנָהָרּwent outיֹצֵאfrom Edenמֵעֵדֶןto waterלְהַשְׁקוֹתthe garden,אֶת הַגָּןand from thereוּמִשָּׁםit dividedיִפָּרֵדand becameוְהָיָהfourלְאַרְבָּעָהbranches.רָאשִׁים
The nameשֵׁםof the firstהָאֶחָדisPishon;פִּישׁוֹןitהוּאisthe one that goes aroundהַסֹּבֵבthe wholeאֵת כָּלlandאֶרֶץof Havilah,הַחֲוִילָהwhereאֲשֶׁרthere isשָׁםgold.הַזָּהָב
And the goldוּזֲהַבof thatהַהִואlandהָאָרֶץisgood;טוֹבbdelliumהַבְּדֹלַחand onyxהַשֹּׁהַםstoneוְאֶבֶןarethere.שָׁם
And the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיriverהַנָּהָרisGihon;גִּיחוֹןitהוּאisthe one that goes aroundהַסּוֹבֵבthe wholeאֵת כָּלlandאֶרֶץof Cush.כּוּשׁ
And the nameוְשֵׁםof the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיriverהַנָּהָרisTigris;חִדֶּקֶלitהוּאisthe one that flowsהַהֹלֵךְeastקִדְמַתof Assyria.אַשּׁוּרAnd the fourthוְ הָרְבִיעִיriverהַנָּהָרisהוּאthe Euphrates.פְרָת
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםtookיִּקַּחthe manאֶת הָאָדָםand putוַיַּנִּחֵhimהוּin the gardenבְגַןof Edenעֵדֶןto workלְעָבְדָitהּand to keepוּלְשָׁמְרָit.הּ
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםcommandedיְצַוthe man,עַל הָאָדָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“From everyמִכֹּלtreeעֵץof the gardenהַגָּןyou may freelyאָכֹלeat;תֹּאכֵל
but from the treeוּמֵעֵץof the knowledgeהַדַּעַתof goodטוֹבand evilוָרָעyou shall notלֹאeatתֹאכַלfrom it,מִמֶּנּוּforכִּיin the dayבְּיוֹםthat you eatאֲכָלְךָfrom itמִמֶּנּוּyou will certainlyמוֹתdie.”תָּמוּת
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“It isnotלֹאgoodטוֹבthat the manהָאָדָםshould beהֱיוֹתalone;לְבַדּוֹI will makeאֶעֱשֶׂהּfor himלּוֹa helperעֵזֶרcorresponding to him.”כְּנֶגְדּוֹ
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםformedיִּצֶרfrom the groundמִן הָאֲדָמָהeveryכָּלanimalחַיַּתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand everyוְאֵת כָּלbirdעוֹףof the sky,הַשָּׁמַיִםandוַbrought themיָּבֵאto the manאֶל הָאָדָםto seeלִרְאוֹתwhatמַהhe would callיִּקְרָאthem;לוֹand whateverוְכֹל אֲשֶׁרthe manהָאָדָםcalledיִקְרָאit,לוֹasa living being,נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּהthatהוּאwasits name.שְׁמוֹ
Andוַthe manהָאָדָםgaveיִּקְרָאnamesשֵׁמוֹתto allלְכָלthe livestockהַבְּהֵמָהand to the birdsוּלְעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמַיִםand to everyוּלְכֹלanimalחַיַּתof the field;הַשָּׂדֶהbut for Adamוּלְאָדָםthere was notלֹאfoundמָצָאa helperעֵזֶרcorresponding to him.כְּנֶגְדּוֹ
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםcausedיַּפֵּלa deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָהto fallיַּפֵּלon the man,עַל הָאָדָםand he slept;וַיִּישָׁןand he tookוַיִּקַּחoneאַחַתof his sidesמִצַּלְעֹתָיוand closed upוַיִּסְגֹּרthe fleshבָּשָׂרin its place.תַּחְתֶּנָּה
AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםbuiltיִּבֶןthe sideאֶת הַצֵּלָעthatאֲשֶׁרhe had takenלָקַחfrom the manמִן הָאָדָםinto a womanלְאִשָּׁהand brought herוַיְבִאֶהָto the man.אֶל הָאָדָם
Andוַthe manהָאָדָםsaid,יֹּאמֶר“This one,זֹאתat last,הַפַּעַםisboneעֶצֶםof my bonesמֵעֲצָמַיand fleshוּבָשָׂרof my flesh;מִבְּשָׂרִיthis oneלְזֹאתwill be calledיִקָּרֵאWoman,אִשָּׁהbecauseכִּיfrom Manמֵאִישׁthis oneזֹּאתwas taken.”לֻקֳחָה
That is whyעַל כֵּןa manאִישׁleavesיַעֲזָבhis fatherאֶת אָבִיוand his motherוְאֶת אִמּוֹandוְclingsדָבַקto his wife,בְּאִשְׁתּוֹandוְthey becomeהָיוּ לְoneאֶחָדflesh.בָשָׂר
Andוַthe two of them,שְׁנֵיהֶםthe manהָאָדָםand his wife,וְאִשְׁתּוֹwereיִּהְיוּnaked,עֲרוּמִּיםandוְthey were notלֹאashamed.יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ