Genesis 2:19 “And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and…”

Genesis 2:19

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.

American Standard Version

And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Geneva Bible 1599

So the Lord God formed of the earth euery beast of the fielde, and euery foule of the heauen, and brought them vnto the man to see howe he would call them: for howsoeuer the man named the liuing creature, so was the name thereof.

Darby Translation

And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim had formed every animal of the field and all fowl of the heavens, and brought [them] to Man, to see what he would call them; and whatever Man called each living soul, that was its name.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that [is] its name.

Bible in Basic English

And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

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Cross references

“And out”

Genesis 1:20–25

Genesis 1:20–25 · BSB

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

“brought”

Psalm 8:4–8 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 9:2 Genesis 6:20 Genesis 2:22 Genesis 2:23

Psalm 8:4–8 · BSB

what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

Genesis 1:28 · BSB

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Genesis 9:2 · BSB

The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.

Genesis 6:20 · BSB

Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

Genesis 2:22 · BSB

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

Genesis 2:23 · BSB

And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

20The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

Read Genesis 2