Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the Lord God caused a
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;
Holman Bible
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man,
International Standard Version
so the LORD God caused a deep sleep to overshadow the man.
A Conservative Version
And LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. And [God] took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in place of it.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place:
Darby Translation
And Jehovah Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Man; and he slept. And he took one of his ribs and closed up flesh in its stead.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will cause to fall a deep sleep upon the man, and he will sleep; and he will take one of his ribs and will close up the flesh underneath it
King James 2000
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 its place with flesh;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man. While he slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up {the flesh where it had been}.
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept. And He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh underneath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the LORD God cast a slumber on Adam, and he slept. And then he took out one of his ribs, and in stead thereof he filled up the place with flesh.
NET Bible
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man's side and closed up the place with flesh.
New Heart English Bible
The LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
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 in its place.
World English Bible
Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah God causeth a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he sleepeth, and He taketh one of his ribs, and closeth up flesh in its stead.
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of » History of, before he sinned
Interlinear
'elohiym
Naphal
Naphal
'echad
Tsela`
Cagar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The First Woman
20
And the man gave names to every beast, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every animal of the field; but for the man there was not found a help meet for him.
21 So the Lord God caused a
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, behold, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
1 Samuel 26:12
So David took the spear and the cruse of water that were at Saul's head, and they went, and no one saw it nor knew it neither awaked, for they were all asleep because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.
Job 4:13
In imaginations of visions of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men,
Job 33:15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
Daniel 8:18
Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep on the ground upon my face; and he touched me and changed my state.