Genesis 2:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the place with flesh.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 in its place.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} caused{H5307} a deep sleep{H8639} to fall{H5307} upon the man,{H121} and he slept;{H3462} and he took{H3947} one{H259} of his ribs,{H6763} and closed up{H5462} the flesh{H1320} instead thereof:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD{H3068} God{H430} caused{H5307} a deep sleep{H8639} to fall{H5307}{(H8686)} upon Adam{H121}, and he slept{H3462}{(H8799)}: and he took{H3947}{(H8799)} one{H259} of his ribs{H6763}, and closed up{H5462}{(H8799)} the flesh{H1320} instead thereof;

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then the LORde God cast a slomber on Adam and he slepte. And then he toke out one of his rybbes and in stede ther of he fylled vp the place with flesh.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then the LORDE God caused an herde slepe to fall vpon man, and he slepte. And he toke out one of his rybbes, and (in steade therof) he fylled vp ye place with flesh.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore the Lord God caused an heauie sleepe to fall vpon the man, and he slept: and he tooke one of his ribbes, & closed vp the flesh in steade thereof.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The Lord God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and he slept, and he toke one of his ribbes, and closed vp the place with fleshe in steade therof.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man’s side and closed up the place with flesh.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 15:12 : 12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.
  • 1 Sam 26:12 : 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from near Saul's head, and they departed. No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
  • Job 4:13 : 13 In disquieting dreams from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men,
  • Job 33:15 : 15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,
  • Dan 8:18 : 18 While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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    22 Then the LORD God formed the rib He had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.

    23 The man said, 'This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.'

    24 For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

    25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  • Gen 2:18-20
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    18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

    19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that became its name.

    20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to all the wild animals. But no suitable helper was found for the man.

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    15 The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to take care of it.

    16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat from any tree of the garden,'

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    20 Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

    21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.

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    26 Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the creatures that move along the ground.'

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    25 Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, 'God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'

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    15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,

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