Genesis 2:22

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“And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.”

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BSBPD

“And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 2:22 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
  2. Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
  3. Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
  4. Proverbs 19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
  5. 1 Corinthians 11:8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
  6. 1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
  7. Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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