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Rh earth, and ||no herb of the field|| as yet had sprung up,—because Yahweh God had not sent rain´ on the earth, and ||man|| was there none´ to till the ground; but ||a vapour|| went up from the earth,—and watered all the face of the ground. So then Yahweh God formed´ man, [of the] dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life —and man became a living soul.

And Yahweh God planted´ a garden in Eden､ on the east,—and put there´ the man whom he had formed.

And Yahweh God |caused to spring up| out of the ground､ every tree pleasant to the sight and good for food,—and the tree of life､ in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Now ||a river|| was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden,—and it parted, and became four heads. ||The name of the one|| is Pishon,—||the same|| is that which surroundeth all the land of Havilah, where is gold; moreover ||the gold of that land|| is good,— is the bdellium and the beryl stone. And ||the name of the second´ river|| is Gihon,—||the same|| is that which surroundeth all the land of Gush. And ||the name of the third´ river|| is Hiddekel, ||the same|| is that which goeth in front of Assyria; and ||the fourth river|| is Euphrates.

So Yahweh God took´ the man,—and placed him in the garden of Eden, to till it, and to keep it.

And Yahweh God laid command´ on the man､ saying,—

 thou mayest ||eat||; but  thou shalt not eat of it,—for  thou shalt ||die||.

And Yahweh God said´,

It is ||not good|| that the man should remain´ alone,—I will make for him a helper, as his counterpart.

Now Yahweh God had formed´ from the ground every living thing of the field､ and every bird of the heavens, which he brought in unto the man, that he might see what he should call it,—and  ||that|| should be the name thereof. So the man gave´ names to all the tame-beasts､ and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild-beasts of the field,—but had there not been found a helper､ as his counterpart. So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man､ and he slept,—and he took one of his ribs, and closed up flesh instead thereof. And Yahweh God builded´ the rib which he had taken from the man into a woman, and brought her in unto the man. And the man said,


 * This|| one ||now|| is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh!


 * This|| one shall be called Woman, for hath this one been taken.

 will a man leave his father､ and his mother,—and cleave unto his wife, and they shall become one´ flesh.

And they wore both of them naked, the man and his wife,—and put not each other to shame.

Now ||the serpent|| was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made,— so he said unto the woman,

Can it really be､ that God hath said,

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

And the woman said´ unto the serpent,—

 we may eat; but  God hath´ said､

Ye shall-not eat of it､ neither shall ye touch it,—lest ye die.

And the serpent said´ unto the woman,—

Ye shall not ||die||. For God doth know, that  then shall your eyes be opened´,—and ye shall become like God, knowing good and evil.

And when the woman saw´ that the tree was good´ for food､ and that it was desirable´ to the eyes､ and the tree was pleasant´ to make one knowing then took she of the fruit thereof､ and did eat,—and she gave to her husband also､ along with her, and he did eat. Then were opened´ the eyes of them both, and they knew that they were´,—so they tacked together fig-leaves, and made for themselves girdles. Then heard they the