--- title: Genesis 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Genesis chapter 2 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 2 # Genesis 2 25 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.1/) — וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃ — And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.2/) — וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃ — And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.3/) — וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃פ — And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made. - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.4/) — אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ — These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.5/) — וְכֹל ׀ שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִֽהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ וְכָל־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִצְמָח כִּי לֹא הִמְטִיר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאָדָם אַיִן לַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ — No shrub of the field was yet in the 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; - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.6/) — וְאֵד יַֽעֲלֶה מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁקָה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי־הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ — but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.7/) — וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃ — Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.8/) — וַיִּטַּע יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים גַּן־בְעֵדֶן מִקֶּדֶם וַיָּשֶׂם שָׁם אֶת־הָֽאָדָם אֲשֶׁר יָצָֽר׃ — And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.9/) — וַיַּצְמַח יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָאֲדָמָה כָּל־עֵץ נֶחְמָד לְמַרְאֶה וְטוֹב לְמַאֲכָל וְעֵץ הַֽחַיִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַגָּן וְעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָֽע׃ — And out of the 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. - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.10/) — וְנָהָרּיֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים׃ — And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.11/) — שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב׃ — The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.12/) — וּֽזֲהַב הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא טוֹב שָׁם הַבְּדֹלַח וְאֶבֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ — and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone. - [2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.13/) — וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָר הַשֵּׁנִי גִּיחוֹן הוּא הַסּוֹבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ כּֽוּשׁ׃ — And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. - [2:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.14/) — וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת׃ — And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. - [2:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.15/) — וַיִּקַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן־עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃ — And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. - [2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.16/) — וַיְצַו יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָֽאָדָם לֵאמֹר מִכֹּל עֵֽץ־הַגָּן אָכֹל תֹּאכֵֽל׃ — And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; - [2:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.17/) — וּמֵעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת תָּמֽוּת׃ — but of the 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.' - [2:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.18/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָֽאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹעֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ — And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.' - [2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.19/) — וַיִּצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה כָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־לוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא־לוֹ הָֽאָדָם נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה הוּא שְׁמֽוֹ׃ — And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof. - [2:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.20/) — וַיִּקְרָא הָֽאָדָם שֵׁמוֹת לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה וּלְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּלְאָדָם לֹֽא־מָצָא עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ — And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him. - [2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.21/) — וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים ׀ תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־הָאָדָם וַיִּישָׁן וַיִּקַּח אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃ — 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 place with flesh instead thereof. - [2:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.22/) — וַיִּבֶן יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים ׀ אֶֽת־הַצֵּלָע אֲשֶׁר־לָקַח מִן־הָֽאָדָם לְאִשָּׁה וַיְבִאֶהָ אֶל־הָֽאָדָֽם׃ — And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man. - [2:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.23/) — וַיֹּאמֶר הָֽאָדָם זֹאת הַפַּעַם עֶצֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַי וּבָשָׂר מִבְּשָׂרִי לְזֹאת יִקָּרֵא אִשָּׁה כִּי מֵאִישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה־זֹּֽאת׃ — 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.' - [2:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.24/) — עַל־כֵּן יַֽעֲזָב־אִישׁ אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אִמּוֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָֽד׃ — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh. - [2:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.2.25/) — וַיִּֽהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ׃ — And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. - ← previous: [Genesis 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/1/) - next →: [Genesis 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/3/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)