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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished# , and all the host of them.
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2
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And on the seventh day God ended# his work which he had made# ; and he rested# on the seventh day from all his work which he had made# .
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3
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And God blessed# the seventh day, and sanctified# it: because that in it he had rested# from all his work which God created# and made# .
[created...: Heb. created to make]
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4
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These
are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created# , in the day that the LORD God made# the earth and the heavens,
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5
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And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew# : for the LORD God had not caused it to rain# upon the earth, and
there was not a man to till# the ground.
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6
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But there went up# a mist from the earth, and watered# the whole face of the ground.
[there...: or, a mist which went up from, etc.]
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7
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And the LORD God formed# man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed# into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
[of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground]
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8
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And the LORD God planted# a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put# the man whom he had formed# .
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9
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And out of the ground made# the LORD God to grow# every tree that is pleasant# to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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10
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And a river went out# of Eden to water# the garden; and from thence it was parted# , and became into four heads.
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11
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The name of the first
is Pison: that
is it which compasseth# the whole land of Havilah, where
there is gold;
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12
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And the gold of that land
is good: there
is bdellium and the onyx stone.
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13
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And the name of the second river
is Gihon: the same
is it that compasseth# the whole land of Ethiopia.
[Ethiopia: Heb. Cush]
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14
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And the name of the third river
is Hiddekel: that
is it which goeth toward# the east of Assyria. And the fourth river
is Euphrates.
[toward...: or, eastward to Assyria]
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15
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And the LORD God took# the man, and put him# into the garden of Eden to dress# it and to keep# it.
[the man: or, Adam]
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16
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And the LORD God commanded# the man, saying# , Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely# eat# :
[thou...: Heb. eating thou shalt eat]
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17
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But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat# of it: for in the day that thou eatest# thereof thou shalt surely# die# .
[thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die]
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18
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And the LORD God said# ,
It is not good that the man should be# alone; I will make# him an help meet for him.
[meet...: Heb. as before him]
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19
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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.
[Adam: or, the man]
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20
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And Adam gave# names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found# an help meet for him.
[gave: Heb. called]
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21
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And the LORD God caused# a deep sleep to fall# upon Adam, and he slept# : and he took# one of his ribs, and closed up# the flesh instead thereof;
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22
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And the rib, which the LORD God had taken# from man, made# he a woman, and brought# her unto the man.
[made: Heb. builded]
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23
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And Adam said# , This
is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called# Woman, because she was taken# out of Man.
[Woman: Heb. Isha]
[Man: Heb. Ish]
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24
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Therefore shall a man leave# his father and his mother, and shall cleave# unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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25
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed# .
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