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AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםbuiltיִּבֶןthe sideאֶת הַצֵּלָעthatאֲשֶׁרhe had takenלָקַחfrom the manמִן הָאָדָםinto a womanלְאִשָּׁהand brought herוַיְבִאֶהָto the man.אֶל הָאָדָם
Genesis 2:22
Study it in the app“And YHWH Elohim built the side that he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.”
God sees the man is alone and makes someone who fits himDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:22, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- the sideצֵּלָעtsela
rib
The part of man's side from which God made woman.
Where else “tsela” appears- he had takenלָקַחlakach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakach” appears- from the manאָדָםadam
Adam
Adam, the first man.
Where else “adam” appears- into a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- and brought herיְבִאֶyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears
The context
21And YHWH Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his sides and closed up the flesh in its place.
22 · This verse (above)
23And the man said, “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called Woman, because from Man this one was taken.”
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?