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Andוַthe two of them,שְׁנֵיהֶםthe manהָאָדָםand his wife,וְאִשְׁתּוֹwereיִּהְיוּnaked,עֲרוּמִּיםandוְthey were notלֹאashamed.יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ
Genesis 2:25
Study it in the app“And the two of them, the man and his wife, were naked, and they were not ashamed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:25, word by word
- the two of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- the manאָדָםadam
Adam
Adam, the first man.
Where else “adam” appears- and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- nakedעֲרוּמִּיםarumim
naked
Naked.
Where else “arumim” appears- ashamedיִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּyitboshashu
be ashamed
To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.
Where else “yitboshashu” appears
The context
24That is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 · This verse (above)
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?