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21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: 22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, [a]made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called [b]Woman, because she was taken out of [c]Man.

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  1. Genesis 2:22 Hebrew builded he into.
  2. Genesis 2:23 Hebrew Isshah.
  3. Genesis 2:23 Hebrew Ish.

21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;(A) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[a] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[b](B) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

23 The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;(C)
she shall be called(D) ‘woman,’
    for she was taken out of man.(E)

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  1. Genesis 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side
  2. Genesis 2:22 Or part