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href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their heavenly lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts (inhabitants).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So the heavens and the earth and everything else were created. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Heaven and earth and everything in them were finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so the whole universe was completed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />With this the heavens and the earth were completed, including all of their vast array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The heavens and the earth were completed with everything that was in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their vast array.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the heavens and the earth are completed, and all their host;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth shall be completed and all their army.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the furniture of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the heavens and the earth were completed, with all their adornment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they completed Heaven and Earth and all their mighty works.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the heavens and the earth were finished, and the whole world of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">The Seventh Day</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">Thus the heavens</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: way·ḵul·lū (Conj-w:: V-Pual-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">were completed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">their vast array.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a></span><br />For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4</a></span><br />For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Exodus 31:17</a></span><br />It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-12.htm">Isaiah 45:12</a></span><br />It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6</a></span><br />By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-28.htm">Isaiah 40:28</a></span><br />Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-2.htm">Psalm 148:2-5</a></span><br />Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts. / Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. / Praise Him, O highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.</p><p class="hdg">Thus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Genesis 2:4</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-1.htm">Genesis 1:1,10</a></b></br> In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a></b></br> For <i>in</i> six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them <i>is</i>, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.</p><p class="hdg">host.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-19.htm">Deuteronomy 4:19</a></b></br> And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, <i>even</i> all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Deuteronomy 17:3</a></b></br> And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-5</a></b></br> For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Array</a> <a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/revelation/20-7.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/20-7.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Host</a> <a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Vast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Array</a> <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/genesis/21-22.htm">Host</a> <a href="/exodus/6-26.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Vast</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Thus the heavens and the earth were completed</b><br>This phrase signifies the conclusion of the creation process, emphasizing the completion and perfection of God's work. The use of "completed" indicates that nothing was left unfinished, reflecting God's omnipotence and intentionality. This completion is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus declares, "It is finished" (<a href="/john/19-30.htm">John 19:30</a>), signifying the completion of His redemptive work. The heavens and the earth encompass all of creation, highlighting the scope of God's creative power. The phrase also sets the stage for the Sabbath rest, which follows in <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a>, underscoring the importance of rest and reflection after work.<p><b>in all their vast array.</b><br>The term "vast array" suggests the complexity and diversity of creation, from the celestial bodies to the myriad forms of life on earth. This phrase invites reflection on the order and beauty inherent in creation, which is a testament to God's wisdom and creativity. The "vast array" can also be seen as a precursor to the diversity within the body of Christ, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>, where each part has a unique role and purpose. The phrase underscores the interconnectedness of all creation, which is a theme that runs throughout the Bible, reminding believers of their responsibility to steward the earth wisely.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavens_and_earth.htm">Heavens and Earth</a></b><br>Refers to the entire universe created by God. In the Hebrew text, "heavens" (shamayim) and "earth" (erets) encompass all of creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/completion_of_creation.htm">Completion of Creation</a></b><br>This event marks the end of the six days of creation, where God finished His work and everything was in its intended order and function.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_order.htm">God's Sovereignty and Order</a></b><br>The completion of creation underscores God's sovereignty and the order He established in the universe. Believers can trust in God's perfect plan and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest.htm">The Importance of Rest</a></b><br>Just as God rested after His work, we are reminded of the importance of rest in our lives. Observing a day of rest can help us recharge physically, mentally, and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflection_on_creation.htm">Reflection on Creation</a></b><br>Take time to appreciate the beauty and complexity of God's creation. This reflection can lead to a deeper worship and gratitude towards the Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/completion_and_fulfillment.htm">Completion and Fulfillment</a></b><br>God's work in creation was complete and perfect. Similarly, we can trust that God will bring to completion the good work He has begun in us (<a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_heavenly_hosts.htm">What are heavenly hosts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_god_do_on_day_seven.htm">What did God do on day seven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_genesis_align_with_astrophysics.htm">How can the order of creation in Genesis match modern astrophysics when it contradicts known cosmological events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_religions_differ_in_beliefs.htm">How do different religions compare in beliefs and practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>II.<p>THE SABBATH.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Were finished.</span>--The first three verses of this chapter form part of the previous narrative, and contain its Divine purpose. For the great object of this hymn of creation is to give the sanction of the Creator to the Sabbath. Hence the ascribing of rest to Him who wearies not, and hence also the description of the several stages of creation as days. Labour is, no doubt, ennobled by creation being described as work done by God; but the higher purpose of this Scripture was that for which appeal is made to it in the Fourth Commandment, namely, to ennoble man's weekly rest. Among the Accadians, Mr. Sayce says (<span class= "ital">Chald. Genesis. </span>p. 89), the Sabbath was observed--so ancient is its institution--but it was connected with the sun, moon, and five planets, whence even now the days of the week take their titles, though the names of Scandinavian deities have been substituted in this country for some of their old Latin appellations. Here every idolatrous tendency is guarded against, and the Sabbath is the institution of the One Almighty God.<p><span class= "bld">The host of them.</span>--The word translated <span class= "ital">host </span>does not refer to military arrangement, but to numbers gathered in crowds. This crowded throng of heaven sometimes means the angels, as in <a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm" title="And he said, Hear you therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.">1Kings 22:19</a>; oftener the stars. Here it is the host both of heaven and earth, and signifies the multitudes of living creatures which people the land, and seas, and air.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus the heavens and the earth were finished.</span> Literally, and finished were the heavens and the earth, the emphatic position being occupied by the verb. With the creation of man upon the sixth day the Divine Artificer's labors were brought to a termination, and his work to a completion. The two ideas of cessation and perfection are embraced in the import of <span class="accented">calais</span>. Not simply had Elohim paused in his activity, but the Divine idea of his universe had been realized. The finished world was a cosmos, arranged, ornamented, and filled with organized, sentient, and rational beings, with plants, animals, and man; and now the resplendent fabric shone before him a magnificent success - "lo! very good." This appears to be by no means obscurely hinted at in the appended clause, <span class="cmt_word">and all the host of them</span>, which suggests the picture of a military armament arranged in marching order. <span class="accented">Tsebaam</span>, derived from <span class="accented">tsaba</span>, <span class="accented">to</span> go forth as a soldier (Gesenius), to join together for service (Furst), and applied to the angels (<span class="greek">στρατία οὐράνιος</span>, <a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13</a>. <a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/18-18.htm">2 Chronicles 18:18</a>; <a href="/psalms/148-2.htm">Psalm 148:2</a>) and to the celestial bodies (<span class="greek">δύναμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν</span>, <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>. <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Isaiah 34:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a>; <a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Daniel 8:10</a>), here includes, by Zeugma, the material heavens and earth with the angelic and human races (cf. <a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a>). If the primary signification of the root be splendor, glory, like <span class="accented">tsavah</span>, to some forth or shine out as a star (T. Lewis), then will the LXX. and the Vulgate be correct in translating <span class="greek">πᾶς ὁ κόσμος αὐτῶν</span> and <span class="accented">omnis ornatus eorum</span>, the conception being that when the heavens and the earth were completed they were a brilliant army. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Thus the heavens</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were completed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḵul·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their vast array.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָאָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-1.htm">Genesis 2:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:1 The heavens and the earth were finished (Gen. 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