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Soוַthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand the earthוְהָאָרֶץwere finished,יְכֻלּוּand allוְכָלtheir army.צְבָאָם
Genesis 2:1
Study it in the app“So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their army.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:1, word by word
- the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- were finishedיְכֻלּוּyechulu
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “yechulu” appears- their armyצְבָאָtsevaa
army
An army.
Where else “tsevaa” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And on the seventh day Elohim finished his work that he had done, and on the seventh day he ceased from all his work that he had done.
To study Genesis 2 in a group
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?