Genesis 2:22 · KJV
“And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. {made: Heb. builded}”
— Genesis 2:22
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;
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. {Woman: Heb. Isha} {Man: Heb. Ish}
Genesis 2 — Context
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. {gave: Heb. called}
21And 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;
22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. {made: Heb. builded}
23And 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. {Woman: Heb. Isha} {Man: Heb. Ish}
24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 11:8-9
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage {is} honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Proverbs 18:22
{Whoso} findeth a wife findeth a good {thing}, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 19:14
House and riches {are} the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife {is} from the LORD.
Psalms 127:1
[A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh {but} in vain. {for...: or, of Solomon} {that...: Heb. that are builders of it in it}
Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought {them} unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that {was} the name thereof. {Adam: or, the man}