Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a great and darksome horror seized upon him. 1 Samuel 26:12 So David took the spear, and the cup of water which was at Saul's head, and they went away: and no man saw it, or knew it, or awaked, but they were all asleep, for a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. Job 4:13 In the horror of a vision by night, when deep sleep is wont to hold men, Job 33:15 By a dream in a vision by night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, and they are sleeping in their beds: Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Daniel 8:18 And when he spoke to me, I fell flat on the ground: and he touched me, and set me upright. Context Man and Woman in the Garden…20And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself. 21Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.22And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 11:8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man. Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a great and darksome horror seized upon him. 1 Samuel 26:12 So David took the spear, and the cup of water which was at Saul's head, and they went away: and no man saw it, or knew it, or awaked, but they were all asleep, for a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. Lexicon So the LORDיְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative caused וַיַּפֵּל֩ (way·yap·pêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie the man הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being to fall into עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a deep sleep, תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה (tar·dê·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8639: A lethargy, trance and while he slept, וַיִּישָׁ֑ן (way·yî·šān) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3462: To be slack, languid, sleep, to grow old, stale, inveterate He took וַיִּקַּ֗ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take one אַחַת֙ (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first of [the man’s] ribs מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו (miṣ·ṣal·‘ō·ṯāw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6763: A rib, a side, a, timber, plank and closed up וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר (way·yis·gōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender the area תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה׃ (taḥ·ten·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of with flesh. בָּשָׂ֖ר (bā·śār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man Additional Translations So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 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: And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof. 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. And the LORD 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: 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. 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. 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. 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