Genesis 2:23

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.2.23", "source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הֽ͏ָאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer hāʾāḏām zōʾṯ happaʿam ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay ûḇāśār mibbəśārî ləzōʾṯ yiqqārēʾ ʾiššāh kî mēʾîš luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this", "*happaʿam*": "definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the time/instance", "*ʿeṣem*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - bone of", "*mēʿăṣāmay*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my bones", "*ûḇāśār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flesh", "*mibbəśārî*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my flesh", "*ləzōʾṯ*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - for this one", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - she shall be called", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - woman", "*kî*": "conjunction - because", "*mēʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from man", "*luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*": "Pual perfect, 3rd singular feminine + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this one was taken" }, "variants": { "*happaʿam*": "this time/now/at last", "*ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay*": "bone of my bones/bone from my bones", "*ûḇāśār mibbəśārî*": "and flesh of my flesh/and flesh from my flesh", "*yiqqārēʾ*": "shall be called/will be named", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/female/wife", "*mēʾîš*": "from man/from husband", "*luqŏḥāh*": "was taken/was drawn out" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הֽ͏ָאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer hāʾāḏām zōʾṯ happaʿam ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay ûḇāśār mibbəśārî ləzōʾṯ yiqqārēʾ ʾiššāh kî mēʾîš luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said
• *hāʾāḏām*: definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man
• *zōʾṯ*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this
• *happaʿam*: definite article + noun, feminine, singular - the time/instance
• *ʿeṣem*: noun, feminine, singular construct - bone of
• *mēʿăṣāmay*: preposition + noun, feminine, plural + 1st person singular suffix - from my bones
• *ûḇāśār*: conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flesh
• *mibbəśārî*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my flesh
• *ləzōʾṯ*: preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - for this one
• *yiqqārēʾ*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - she shall be called
• *ʾiššāh*: noun, feminine, singular - woman
• *kî*: conjunction - because
• *mēʾîš*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from man
• *luqŏḥāh-zōʾṯ*: Pual perfect, 3rd singular feminine + demonstrative pronoun, feminine, singular - this one was taken

Word Meanings

• *happaʿam*: this time/now/at last
• *ʿeṣem mēʿăṣāmay*: bone of my bones/bone from my bones
• *ûḇāśār mibbəśārî*: and flesh of my flesh/and flesh from my flesh
• *yiqqārēʾ*: shall be called/will be named
• *ʾiššāh*: woman/female/wife
• *mēʾîš*: from man/from husband
• *luqŏḥāh*: was taken/was drawn out

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the man 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayd Ada this is once bone of my boones and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called woman: because she was take of the man.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde man: This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was take of man.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the man said, This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And man saide: this is nowe bone of my bones, and fleshe of my fleshe, she shalbe called woman, because she was taken out of man.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the man saith, `This `is' the `proper' step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!' for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called 'woman,' because she was taken out of Man."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the man said,“This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:28-30 : 28 { "verseID": "Ephesians.5.28", "source": "Οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα. Ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ.", "text": "*Houtōs opheilousin* the *andres agapan* the *heautōn gynaikas* as the *heautōn sōmata*. The *agapōn* the *heautou gynaika heauton agapa*", "grammar": { "*Houtōs*": "adverb - so/thus/in this manner", "*opheilousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd plural - they ought/are obligated", "*andres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - husbands/men", "*agapan*": "present infinitive, active - to love", "*heautōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - of themselves/their own", "*gynaikas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - wives/women", "*sōmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - bodies", "*agapōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - loving one", "*heautou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of himself", "*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wife/woman", "*heauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - himself", "*agapa*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - loves" }, "variants": { "*Houtōs*": "so/thus/in this manner", "*opheilousin*": "ought/are obligated/should", "*andres*": "husbands/men", "*agapan*": "to love/to cherish", "*gynaikas*": "wives/women", "*sōmata*": "bodies/physical forms", "*agapōn*": "loving one/one who loves", "*gynaika*": "wife/woman", "*agapa*": "loves/cherishes" } } 29 { "verseID": "Ephesians.5.29", "source": "Οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν· ἀλλʼ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν:", "text": "*Oudeis gar pote* the *heautou sarka emisēsen*; but *ektrephei* and *thalpei autēn*, *kathōs* also the *Kyrios* the *ekklēsian*", "grammar": { "*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular - no one", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*pote*": "adverb - ever/at any time", "*heautou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of himself", "*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*emisēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - hated [completed action]", "*ektrephei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - nourishes", "*thalpei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - cherishes/warms", "*autēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - it/her", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/even as", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - church/assembly" }, "variants": { "*Oudeis*": "no one/nobody", "*pote*": "ever/at any time/once", "*sarka*": "flesh/body/physical nature", "*emisēsen*": "hated/detested", "*ektrephei*": "nourishes/feeds/brings up", "*thalpei*": "cherishes/warms/nurtures", "*Kyrios*": "Lord/Master", "*ekklēsian*": "church/assembly/congregation" } } 30 { "verseID": "Ephesians.5.30", "source": "Ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκός αὐτοῦ, καί ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ.", "text": "Because *melē esmen* of the *sōmatos autou*, from the *sarkos autou*, and from the *osteōn autou*", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*esmen*": "present, indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of body", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh", "*osteōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of bones" }, "variants": { "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/physical nature", "*osteōn*": "bones/skeletal parts" } }
• 1 Cor 11:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.11.8", "source": "Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ἐκ γυναικός· ἀλλὰ γυνὴ ἐξ ἀνδρός.", "text": "Not *gar* *estin* *anēr* *ek* *gynaikos*; *alla* *gynē* *ex* *andros*.", "grammar": { "Οὐ": "negative particle - not", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/husband", "*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of", "*gynaikos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of woman/wife", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*gynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - woman/wife", "*ex*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of", "*andros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man/husband" }, "variants": { "*anēr*": "man/husband", "*ek*": "from/out of/derived from", "*gynaikos*": "woman/wife", "*gynē*": "woman/wife", "*ex*": "from/out of/derived from", "*andros*": "man/husband" } } 9 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.11.9", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἐκτίσθη ἀνὴρ διὰ τὴν γυναῖκα· ἀλλὰ γυνὴ διὰ τὸν ἄνδρα.", "text": "And *gar* not *ektisthē* *anēr* *dia* the *gynaika*; *alla* *gynē* *dia* the *andra*.", "grammar": { "Καὶ": "conjunction - and/also", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "οὐκ": "negative particle - not", "*ektisthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was created", "*anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/husband", "*dia*": "preposition with accusative - because of/for the sake of", "*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - woman/wife", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*gynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - woman/wife", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/husband" }, "variants": { "*ektisthē*": "was created/was formed", "*anēr*": "man/husband", "*dia*": "because of/for the sake of/for", "*gynaika*": "woman/wife", "*gynē*": "woman/wife", "*andra*": "man/husband" } }
• Gen 29:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Genesis.29.14", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-him *lābān*, *ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî* *ʾāttāh* *wa-yēšeb* with-him *ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my bone", "*û-bśārî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - and my flesh", "*ʾāttāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*wa-yēšeb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days" }, "variants": { "*ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî*": "surely my bone and my flesh/truly my relative/indeed my kinsman", "*ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*": "a month of days/a full month" } }
• Judg 9:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Judges.9.2", "source": "דַּבְּרוּ־נָא בְּאָזְנֵי כָל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם מַה־טּוֹב לָכֶם הַמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ כֹּל בְּנֵי יְרֻבַּעַל אִם־מְשֹׁל בָּכֶם אִישׁ אֶחָד וּזְכַרְתֶּם כִּי־עַצְמֵכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶם אָנִי", "text": "*dabbərû*-*nāʾ* *bə-ʾoznê* *kol*-*baʿălê* *šəkem* *mah*-*ṭôb* *lākem* *ha-məšōl* *bākem* *šibʿîm* *ʾîš* *kōl* *bənê* *yərubbaʿal* *ʾim*-*məšōl* *bākem* *ʾîš* *ʾeḥād* *û-zəkartem* *kî*-*ʿaṣməkem* *û-bəśarkem* *ʾănî*", "grammar": { "*dabbərû*": "Piel imperative, masculine plural - speak", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*bə-ʾoznê*": "preposition with construct noun, feminine dual - in the ears of", "*kol*": "construct noun - all of", "*baʿălê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - lords/citizens of", "*šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - to/for you", "*ha-məšōl*": "article with Qal infinitive construct - the ruling", "*bākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - over you", "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*kōl*": "construct noun - all of", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of", "*yərubbaʿal*": "proper noun, masculine - Jerubbaal", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/or", "*məšōl*": "Qal infinitive construct - ruling", "*bākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - over you", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one", "*û-zəkartem*": "conjunction with Qal perfect 2mp - and you shall remember", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ʿaṣməkem*": "noun with 2mp suffix - your bone", "*û-bəśarkem*": "conjunction with noun and 2mp suffix - and your flesh", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*dabbərû*-*nāʾ*": "speak now/please speak", "*baʿălê*": "lords of/citizens of/men of", "*mah*-*ṭôb*": "what is good/what is better", "*ha-məšōl*": "the ruling/that should rule", "*kî*-*ʿaṣməkem*": "because/that your bone (idiom for relationship)", "*û-bəśarkem*": "and your flesh (idiom for relationship)" } }
• 2 Sam 5:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.5.1", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ כָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנְנ֛וּ עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃", "text": "*wə-yābōʾû* all-*šiḇṭê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*dāwid* *ḥeḇrônāh* *wə-yōʾmərû* to say, *hinnənû* *ʿaṣməḵā* and-*bəśārəḵā* *ʾănāḥnû*", "grammar": { "*wə-yābōʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they came", "*šiḇṭê*": "construct plural - tribes of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ḥeḇrônāh*": "proper noun with directional he - to Hebron", "*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they said", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*hinnənû*": "presentative particle + 1st person plural suffix - behold us", "*ʿaṣməḵā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bone", "*bəśārəḵā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flesh", "*ʾănāḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we" }, "variants": { "*hinnənû*": "behold us/here we are", "*ʿaṣməḵā*": "your bone/your relative/your kindred", "*bəśārəḵā*": "your flesh/your relative/your kindred" } }
• 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.19.13", "source": "אַחַ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אַתֶּ֑ם וְלָ֧מָּה תִהְי֛וּ אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ", "text": "*ʾaḥay* *ʾattem* *ʿaṣmî* *ûbəśārî* *ʾattem* *wəlāmmāh* *tihyû* *ʾaḥarōnîm* *ləhāšîb* *ʾet*-*hammelek*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥay*": "masculine plural construct - my brothers", "*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you are", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my bone", "*ûbəśārî*": "conjunction + preposition + noun with 1st person suffix - and my flesh", "*wəlāmmāh*": "conjunction + interrogative - and why", "*tihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will be/are", "*ʾaḥarōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - last ones/those who come after", "*ləhāšîb*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to bring back/return", "*ʾet*-*hammelek*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the king" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥay*": "my brothers/my kinsmen", "*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my body/my essence", "*bəśārî*": "my flesh/my blood relation", "*ʾaḥarōnîm*": "last ones/latecomers/those who delay" } }