Genesis 2:21
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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;So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
In other translations
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;So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
Hebrew words
וַיַּפֵּלvaiyapeland he made fallH5307יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהִים׀'elohimGodH430תַּרְדֵּמָהtardemaha deep sleepH8639עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָדָםha'adamthe manH120וַיִּישָׁןvaiyishanand he fell asleepH3462וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947אַחַת'achatoneH259מִצַּלְעֹתָיוmitzal'otavof ribs hisH6763וַיִּסְגֹּרvaiyisgorand he closed upH5462בָּשָׂרbasarfleshH1320תַּחְתֶּנָּה׃tachtenahin place of itH8478
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Genesis 15:12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
- Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- 1 Samuel 26:12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.
- Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
- Daniel 8:18Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
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