Genesis 2:21

And Hashem Elohim caused a tardemah (deep sleep) to fall upon the adam, and he slept; and He took from one of his tzalelot (sides, ribs), and closed up the basar in the place thereof;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 adam gave shemot to all behemah, and to the oph HaShomayim, and to every beast of the sadeh; but for Adam there was not found an ezer for him.

22And the tzela (rib), which Hashem Elohim had taken from the adam, made He an isha, and brought her unto the adam.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Job 4:13In thoughts from the chezyonot lailah, 1 when tardemah (deep sleep) falleth on anashim, 1

Proverbs 19:15Atzlah (slothfulness, laziness) casteth into a tardemah (deep sleep), 1 and a nefesh remiyyah (a deceitfully lazy soul) shall suffer hunger. 1

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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