Genesis 2:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“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;”
Genesis 2:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 2:2113 words
וַיַּפֵּלwayapēlAnd fall
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
תַּרְדֵּמָהtarədēmāhLethargy
עַלʿalAbove
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
וַיִּישָׁןwayîšānAnd be slack
וַיִּקַּחwayiqaḥAnd take
אַחַתʾaḥatUnited
מִצַּלְעֹתָיוmiṣaləʿōtāywFrom rib
וַיִּסְגֹּרwayisəgōrAnd shut
בָּשָׂרbāśārFlesh
תַּחְתֶּנָּהtaḥətenāhBottom
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