Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
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ASV
And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
KJV
And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּצֶר֩ | vai.yi.Tzer | and he formed | H3335 → |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֜ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה | ha.'a.da.Mah | the ground | H127 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| חַיַּ֤ת | chai.Yat | <the> animal of | H2416 → |
| הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | ha.sa.Deh | the field | H7704 → |
| וְאֵת֙ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| ע֣וֹף | of | <the> bird of | H5775 → |
| הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.sha.Ma.yim | the heavens | H8064 → |
| וַיָּבֵא֙ | vai.ya.Ve' | and he brought [them] | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'El- | to | H413 → |
| הָ֣אָדָ֔ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| לִרְא֖וֹת | lir.'ot | to see | H7200 → |
| מַה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| יִּקְרָא־ | yik.ra'- | will he call | H7121 → |
| ל֑וֹ | lo | to <the> it | |
| וְכֹל֩ | ve.Khol | and all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| יִקְרָא־ | yik.ra'- | he called | H7121 → |
| ל֧וֹ | lo | to <the> it | |
| הָֽאָדָ֛ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| נֶ֥פֶשׁ | Ne.fesh | a creature | H5315 → |
| חַיָּ֖ה | chai.Yah | living | H2416 → |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → |
| שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | she.Mo | [was] name its | H8034 → |
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