Genesis 2:21

And YHWH God causes a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he sleeps, and He takes one of his ribs, and closes up flesh in its stead.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

20And the man calls names to all the livestock, and to bird of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man a helper has not been found as his counterpart.

22And YHWH God builds up the rib which He has taken out of the man into a woman, and brings her to the man;

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep has fallen on Abram, and behold, a terror of great darkness is falling on him;

Job 4:13In thoughts from visions of the night, || In the falling of deep sleep on men,

Proverbs 19:15Sloth causes deep sleep to fall, || And an indolent soul hungers.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:19-21

Adam's Dominion. ( b. c. 4004.) 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam 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 an help meet… Read the whole commentary →

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