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He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. <a href="/nlt/genesis/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. <a href="/esv/genesis/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. <a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And 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; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And out of the ground Yahweh God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and He brought each to the man to see what he would call it; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So the LORD God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. <a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD God had formed all the wild animals and all the birds out of the ground. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called each creature became its name. <a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> So he took some soil from the ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their names. <a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> After the LORD God formed from the ground every wild animal and every bird that flies, he brought each of them to the man to see what he would call it. Whatever the man called each living creature became its name. <a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. <a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And out of the ground God formed every tame animal, and every wild animal, and every flying creature of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. <a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. <a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Out of the ground Yahweh 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH God forms from the ground every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens, and brings [them] to the man, to see what he calls it; and whatever the man calls a living creature, that [is] its name. <a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah God will form out of the earth every living thing of the field, and all the birds of the heavens, and he will bring in to the man to see what he will call to it; and all which the man will call it to the living soul, that its name.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, the Lord God, having formed from the soil all the animals of the earth and all the flying creatures of the air, brought them to Adam, in order to see what he would call them. For whatever Adam would call any living creature, that would be its name. <a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a> So the LORD God formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each living creature was then its name. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH God formed from the Earth every animal of the wilderness, and every bird of Heaven, and he brought them to Adam to see what he called them, and everything that Adam called them, each living soul, that is its name.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof. <a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it. <a href="/parallel/genesis/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=445" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a> …18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.” 19<a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">And out of</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3335.htm" title="3335: way·yi·ṣer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Probably identical with yatsar;); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution).">formed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yaṯ (N-fsc) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">beast</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and every</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">bird</a> <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.">of the air,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and He brought them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to see</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">he would name</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">each one.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">And whatever the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">each living</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">creature,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">was its name.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26-28</a> Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” / So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. / 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.” <a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Psalm 8:6-8</a> You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet: / all sheep and oxen, and even the beasts of the field, / the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. <a href="/james/3-7.htm">James 3:7</a> All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20</a> The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people. <a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a> But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ... <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a> The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-39.htm">1 Corinthians 15:39</a> Not all flesh is the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another, and fish another. <a href="/hebrews/2-7.htm">Hebrews 2:7-8</a> You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor / and placed everything under his feet.” When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. <a href="/job/35-11.htm">Job 35:11</a> who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’ <a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10-11</a> for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:19-21</a> For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile. / All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust. / Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth? <a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a> From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. <a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> “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.” <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a> Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.And out.<a href="/genesis/1-20.htm">Genesis 1:20-25</a> And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven… brought.<a href="/genesis/2-22.htm">Genesis 2:22,23</a> And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man… <a href="/genesis/1-26.htm">Genesis 1:26,28</a> And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth… <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Genesis 6:20</a> Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.Adam.<a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15</a> And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/1-30.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Adam</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Air</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/genesis/6-20.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Field</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">Formed</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/genesis/7-22.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div>1. <a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air This phrase highlights God's creative power and the method of creation, emphasizing that all living creatures were formed from the ground. This mirrors the creation of man in <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, where God also forms Adam from the dust of the ground, indicating a shared origin and connection between humans and animals. The phrase underscores God's sovereignty as the Creator and His intimate involvement in the formation of life. The mention of "beast of the field" and "bird of the air" suggests a comprehensive creation of terrestrial and avian life, reflecting the diversity and order within creation. This act of forming animals from the ground can be seen as a precursor to the new creation in Christ, where believers are made new (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>).and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one This part of the verse illustrates the unique role and authority given to man over creation. By bringing the animals to Adam, God is inviting him to participate in the creative process, demonstrating the relational aspect between God and humanity. Naming in the ancient Near Eastern context signifies authority and understanding, as seen in other biblical instances where names are given to express identity and purpose (e.g., <a href="/genesis/17-5.htm">Genesis 17:5</a>, where Abram is renamed Abraham). This act of naming also reflects Adam's wisdom and discernment, gifts bestowed by God. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who names and calls His own (<a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3</a>).And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name This phrase emphasizes the authority and responsibility entrusted to Adam. The act of naming signifies dominion, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>, where humanity is given the mandate to rule over the earth. It also reflects the order and structure within creation, as each creature is given a specific identity and role. The permanence of the names given by Adam suggests the enduring nature of God's creation and the established order. This can be connected to the prophetic role of Christ, who has the ultimate authority to name and define His creation (<a href="/revelation/2-17.htm">Revelation 2:17</a>). The phrase underscores the harmony and cooperation between God and man before the fall, highlighting the intended relationship between the Creator and His creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The LORD God</a> The Creator, who is actively involved in the formation of life and the establishment of order in creation. 2. <a href="/topical/a/adam.htm">Adam (the man)</a> The first human, given the responsibility and authority to name the animals, signifying his role in stewardship over creation. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_beasts_of_the_field_and_birds_of_the_air.htm">The Beasts of the Field and Birds of the Air</a> Representing all living creatures that God formed from the ground, highlighting the diversity and complexity of creation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_ground.htm">The Ground</a> The material from which God formed the animals, emphasizing the connection between all living things and the earth. 5. <a href="/topical/n/naming_event.htm">Naming Event</a> A significant moment where Adam exercises his God-given authority and creativity, reflecting the image of God in humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a> God entrusted Adam with the task of naming the animals, symbolizing humanity's responsibility to care for and manage creation wisely. <a href="/topical/c/creativity_and_authority.htm">Creativity and Authority</a> Naming the animals reflects the creative aspect of being made in God's image, as well as the authority given to humanity over creation. <a href="/topical/i/interconnectedness_of_creation.htm">Interconnectedness of Creation</a> The formation of animals from the ground highlights the interconnectedness of all life, reminding us of our role in preserving the environment. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_partnership_with_god.htm">Obedience and Partnership with God</a> Adam's role in naming the animals shows a partnership with God, where human action is part of God's divine plan. <a href="/topical/i/identity_and_purpose.htm">Identity and Purpose</a> Just as Adam named the animals, we are called to understand and fulfill our God-given identity and purpose in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a> <a href="/q/how_are_languages_structured_and_used.htm">How are languages structured and used?</a> <a href="/q/what_language_did_adam_and_eve_speak.htm">What language did Adam and Eve allegedly speak?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_machiavellianism.htm">What does 'To dust you shall return' mean?</a> <a href="/q/birds__from_water_or_ground.htm">Were birds created from water or from the ground? (Genesis 1:20-21 vs. Genesis 2:19)</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>(19) Out of the ground.--The adamah; thus the physical constituents of the animals are the same as those of the body of man. Much curious speculation has arisen from the mistaken idea that the order here is chronological, and that the animals were created subsequently to man, and that it was only upon their failing one and all to supply Adam's need of a companion that woman was called into being. The real point of the narrative is the insight it gives us into Adam's intellectual condition, his study of the animal creation, and the nature of the employment in which he spent his time. Then finally, at the end of <a href="/genesis/2-20.htm" title="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.">Genesis 2:20</a>, after numerous animals had passed before him, comes the assertion, with cumulative force, that woman alone is a meet companion for man.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air. To allege that the Creator's purpose to provide a helpmeet for Adam seeks realization through the production of the animals (Kalisch, Alford) proceeds upon a misapprehension of the proper nexus which binds the thoughts of the historian, and a want of attention to the peculiar structure of Hebrew composition, besides exhibiting Jehovah Elohim in the character of an empiric who only tentatively discovers the sort of partner that is suitable for man. It is not the time, but simply the fact, of the creation of the animals that the historian records. The Vav. consec. does not necessarily involve time-succession, but is frequently employed to indicate thought-sequence (cf. 2:8; <a href="/1_kings/2-13.htm">1 Kings 2:13</a>, etc.). The verb (pret.) may also quite legitimately be rendered "had formed (Bush). "Our modern style of expressing the Semitic writer's thought would be this - 'And God brought to Adam the beasts which he had formed (Delitzsch). It is thus unnecessary to defend the record from a charge of inconsistency with the previous section, by supposing this to be the account of a second creation of animals in the district of Eden. Another so-called contradiction, that the present narrative takes no account of the creation of aquatic animals, is disposed of by observing that the writer only notices that those animals which were brought to Adam had been previously formed by God from the ground, and were thus in the line of the onward evolutions of the heavens and the earth which led up to mare As to why the fishes were not brought into the garden, if other reason is required besides that of physical impossibility, the ingenuity of Keil suggests that these were not so nearly related to Adam as the fowls and the beasts, which, besides, were the animals specially ordained for his service. And brought them (literally, brought; not necessarily all the animals in Eden, but specimens of them) unto Adam. We agree with Willet in believing that "neither did Adam gather together the cattle as a shepherd doth his sheep, nor did the angels muster them, nor the animals come themselves, and, passing by, while he sat on some elevation, bow their heads at his resplendent appearance; nor were Adam's eyes so illuminate that he beheld them all in their places - all which," says he, "are but men's conceits; but that through the secret influence of God upon their natures they were assembled round the inmate of paradise, as afterwards they were collected in the ark. The reasons for this particular action on the part of God were manifold; one of them being stated in the words which follow - to see what he would call them; literally, to them. Already man had received from God his first lesson in the exercise of speech, in the naming of the trees and the imposition of the prohibition. This was his second - the opportunity afforded him of using for himself that gift of language and reason with which he had been endowed. In this it is implied that man was created with the faculty of speech, the distinct gift of articulate and rational utterance, and the capacity of attaching words to ideas, though it also seems to infer that the evolution of a language was for him, as it is for the individual yet, a matter of gradual development. Another reason was to manifest his sovereignty or lordship over the inferior creation. And whatsoever Adam (literally, the man) called every living creature (i.e. that was brought to him), that was the name thereof. That is to say, it not only met the Divine approbation as exactly suitable to the nature of the creature, and thus was a striking attestation of the intelligence and wisdom of the first man, but it likewise adhered to the creature as a name which had been assigned by its master. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And out of מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the ground הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God אֱלֹהִ֜ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative formed וַיִּצֶר֩ (way·yi·ṣer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3335.htm">Strong's 3335: </a> To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every beast חַיַּ֤ת (ḥay·yaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life of the field הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land and every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every bird ע֣וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> Flying creatures of the air, הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and He brought [them] וַיָּבֵא֙ (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the man הָ֣אָדָ֔ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being to see לִרְא֖וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what he would name יִּקְרָא־ (yiq·rā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read each one. וְכֹל֩ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every And whatever the man הָֽאָדָ֛ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being called יִקְרָא־ (yiq·rā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read each living חַיָּ֖ה (ḥay·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life creature, נֶ֥פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion that ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are [was] its name. שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/2-19.htm">Genesis 2:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/2-19.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:19 Out of the ground Yahweh God formed (Gen. 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