Genesis 2:22

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

In Context

21And 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;

23And the adam said, 1 This is now etzem of my etzem, 1 and basar of my basar; 1 she shall be called Isha, 1 because she was taken out of Ish.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:19And out of the adamah Hashem Elohim formed every beast of the sadeh, and every oph HaShomayim; and brought them unto the adam to see what he would name them; and whatsoever the adam named kol nefesh chayyah, that was shmo.

Proverbs 18:22He who findeth an isha (wife) findeth tov, 1 and obtaineth ratzon (favor) from Hashem. 1

1 Corinthians 11:8For Adam is not out of the Isha but Isha out of Adam (Man). + 11:8 Gn 2:21-23

Hebrews 13:4Let the marriage Chuppah have respect in the eyes of all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for those guilty of gilui arayot (sexual immorality) and no'afim (adulterers), Hashem will judge.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:22-25

The Formation of Eve; Marriage Instituted. ( b. c. 4004.) 21 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; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam 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. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his… Read the whole commentary →

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