So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all ^atheir hosts (inhabitants) . 2 And by ^athe seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and ^bHe rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Heb 4:9, 10 3 So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days, because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done. Ex 20:11

4 ^aThis is the history of the origin of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in ^bthe day that is, days of creation that the ¹LORD God made the earth and the heavens— 5 ^ano shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, ^bfor the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to ¹cultivate the ground, 6 but a ¹mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground— 7 then the LORD God ¹formed that is, created the body of man from the ^2adust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the ^bman became a living being an individual complete in body and spirit. 1+@Cor 15:45-49 8 And the LORD God ¹planted a ^agarden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness) ; and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there. 9 And in that garden the LORD God caused to grow from the ground ^aevery tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; ^bthe tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the experiential knowledge (recognition) of the difference between good and evil. Rev 2:7; 22:14, 19

10 Now a ^ariver flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four branching rivers. 11 The first river is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of ^aHavilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the ¹onyx stone are found there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush in Mesopotamia. 14 The third river is named ^aHiddekel (Tigris) ; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the ^bEuphrates.

15 So the LORD God took the man He had made and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. 16 And the LORD God ^acommanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat the fruit from every tree of the garden; 17 but only from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, ^ayou shall most certainly ¹die because of your disobedience.”

18 Now the LORD God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; ^aI will make him a helper one who balances him—a counterpart who is ¹suitable and complementary for him.” 19 ^aSo the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and ^bbrought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found ^aa helper that was suitable (a companion) for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a ^adeep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And ^athe rib which the LORD God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. 23 Then Adam said,“^aThis is now bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;She shall be called Woman,Because she was taken out of Man.” 24 ^aFor this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Matt 19:5; 1+@Cor 6:16; Eph 5:31-33 25 ^aAnd the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all ^atheir hosts. 2 And ¹on ^athe seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and ^bHe rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested from all His work which God had created ¹in making it.

4 ^aThese are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in ^bthe day that ¹Yahweh God made earth and heaven. 5 ^aNow no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet grown, ^bfor Yahweh God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to ¹cultivate the ground. 6 But a ¹stream would rise from the earth and water the whole ²surface of the ground. 7 Then Yahweh God formed man of ^adust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the ^bman became a living ¹being. 8 And Yahweh God planted a ^agarden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground Yahweh God caused to grow ^aevery tree that is ^bdesirable in appearance and good for food; ^cthe tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 Now a ^ariver went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four ¹rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one that ¹went around the whole land of ^aHavilah, where there is gold. 12 Now the gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one that ¹went around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is ^1aTigris; it is the one that went east of ²Asshur. And the fourth river is the ^3bEuphrates.

15 Then Yahweh God took the man and ¹set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. 16 And Yahweh God ^acommanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may surely eat; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat from it; for in the day that you eat from it ^ayou will surely die.”

18 Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; ^aI will make him a helper ¹suitable for him.” 19 ^aAnd out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the ¹sky, and He ^bbrought each to the man to see what he would call it; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the cattle and to the birds of the ¹sky and to every beast of the field; but for ²Adam there was not found ^aa helper ³suitable for him. 21 So Yahweh God caused a ^adeep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And Yahweh God ¹fashioned ^athe rib, which He had taken from the man, into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,“^aThis one finally is bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;This one shall be called ¹Woman,Because this one was taken out of ²Man.” 24 ^aTherefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 ^aAnd the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.