1 Heb.

other places where LORD

is put in capitals.

These are the generations of the heaven 4 and of the earth when they were created, in the day that 'the LORD God made earth and heaven. Jehovah, as in And no plant of the field was yet in the 5 earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground; but there went up a mist from 6 the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. And the LORD God formed man of 7 the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a 8 garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the 9 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 the knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the 10 garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. The name of the first is 11 Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the 12 gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the 13 second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. of the third river is 'Hiddekel:

2 Or, beryl

That is, Tigris.

the east of

And the name 14 that is it which

Or, toward goeth 'in front of Assyria. And the fourth
river is Euphrates. And the LORD God took 15
the man, and put him into the garden of Eden
to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God 16
commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of
the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the 17
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.

18

1

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an 19 help 'meet for him. And out of the ground 1Or, the LORD God formed every beast of the field, answering to and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them : and whatsoever the man called every living 20 creature, that was the name thereof. And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found an help meet 2 Or, Adam 21 for him. And the LORD 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 22 instead thereof: and the rib, which the LORD

And

2

3

builded he into.

4

Heb. Isshah,
Heb. Ish.

God had taken from the man, made he a Heb. 23 woman, and brought her unto the man. 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. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and 25 they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

3 I

6

trees

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of Or, all the 2 the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden 3 we may eat: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, 4 lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the 5 woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as 'God, Or, gods

7

1 Or, desirable to look upon

2 Or, girdles

3 Or, sound

Heb. wind.

5 Or, from among

6 Or, lie in wait for

knowing good and evil. And when the woman 6
saw that the tree was good for food, and that it
was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was
to be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also
unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
And the eyes of them both were opened, and 7
they knew that they were naked; and they
sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves
aprons. And they heard the voice of the 8
LORD God walking in the garden in the 'cool
of the day: and the man and his wife hid them-
selves from the presence of the LORD God a-
mongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD 9
God called unto the man, and said unto him,
Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy 10
"voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I
was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, 11
Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast
thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded
thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man 12
said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with
me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
And the LORD God said unto the woman, What 13
is this thou hast done? And the woman said,
The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And 14
the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because
thou hast done this, cursed art thou 'above all
cattle, and above every beast of the field;
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt
thou eat all the days of thy life: and I will put 15
enmity between thee and the woman, and be-
tween thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise
thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto 16
the woman he said, I will greatly multiply
thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou
shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in 'toil shalt thou eat of it 'Or, sorrow 18 all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles

shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat 19 the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face. shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust 20 thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And

Havvah,

the man called his wife's name Eve; because Heb. 21 she was the mother of all living. And the that is, LORD God made for Adam and for his wife Living, coats of skins, and clothed them.

22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for 23 ever therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground 24 from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

4 I

or, Life.

3

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten Heb. kanah, 2 a man with the help of the LORD. And again she to get. bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an 4 offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto 5 Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain

1 Or, shall it not be

lifted up?

was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And 6 the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou 7 doest well, 'shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain told Abel his 8 brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the LORD said 9 unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And unto Abel his he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

2 Or, is its
desire, but

thou shouldest
rule over it
3 Heb. said
unto. Many
ancient

authorities
have, said

brother, Let us go into the field.

4 Or, Mine iniquity

5 Or, than can be forgiven

6 That is, Wandering.

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice 10
of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground. And now cursed art thou from the 11
ground, which hath opened her mouth to re-
ceive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when 12
thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth
yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a
wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain 13
said unto the LORD, 'My punishment is greater
'than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me 14
out this day from the face of the ground; and
from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a
fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it
shall come to pass, that whosoever findeth me
shall slay me. And the LORD said unto him, 15
Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance
shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the
LORD appointed a sign for Cain, lest any find-
ing him should smite him.

And Cain went out from the presence of the 16
LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, 'on the
east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife; and 17
7 Or, in front she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded
a city, and called the name of the city, after the
name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch 18
was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and

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