| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. | 1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. |
| 2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. | 2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. |
| 3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished. | 3Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. |
| 4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them. | 4This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. |
| 5Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. | 5Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, |
| 6But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. | 6but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. |
| 7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. | 7Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. |
| 8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed. | 8Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. |
| 9Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. | 9The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. |
| 10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: | 10A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. |
| 11The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. | 11The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. |
| 12And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there. | 12(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) |
| 13The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush. | 13The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. |
| 14The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. | 14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. |
| 15Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. | 15The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. |
| 16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, | 16And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; |
| 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” | 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die." |
| 18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.” | 18The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." |
| 19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. | 19Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. |
| 20The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. | 20So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. |
| 21So 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. | 21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. |
| 22And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him. | 22Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. |
| 23And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” | 23The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." |
| 24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. | 24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. |
| 25And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed. | 25Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. |
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