Genesis 2:22
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
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ASV
and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
KJV
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּבֶן֩ | vai.yi.Ven | and he built | H1129 → |
| יְהוָ֨ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַצֵּלָ֛ע | ha.tze.La' | the rib | H6763 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| לָקַ֥ח | la.Kach | he had taken | H3947 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֖ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| לְאִשָּׁ֑ה | le.'i.Shah | into a woman | H802 → |
| וַיְבִאֶ֖הָ | vay.vi.'E.ha | and he brought her | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָֽאָדָֽם׃ | Ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
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