Chinese Union Bible (1919) - with Strong’s numbers

1天H8064地H776萬物H6635都造齊了H3615。 2到第七H7637日H3117，神H430造H6213物的工H4399已經完畢H3615，就在第七H7637日H3117歇了H7673他一切的工H4399，安息了。 3神H430賜福H1288給第七H7637日H3117，定為聖H6942日；因為H3588在這日，神H430歇了H7673他一切創H1254造H6213的工H4399，就安息了。 4創造H1254天H8064地H776的來歷H8435，在耶和華H3068神H430造H6213天H8064地H776的日子H3117，乃是這樣H428， 5野地H776還沒H2962有草木H7880，田H7704間的菜蔬H6212還沒H2962有長起來H6779；因為H3588耶和華H3068神H430還沒有H3808降雨H4305在地H776上，也沒有H369人H120耕H5647地H127， 6但有霧氣H108從H4480地H776上騰H5927，滋潤H8248遍地H127。 7耶和華H3068神H430用地上H127的塵土H6083造H3335人H120，將生H2416氣H5397吹H5301在他鼻孔H639裡，他H120就成了有靈的H2416活人H5315，名叫亞當。 8耶和華H3068神H430在東方的H6924伊甸H5731立了H5193一個園子H1588，把所H834造H3335的人H120安置H7760在那裡H8033。 9耶和華H3068神H430使H6779各樣的樹H6086從H4480地裡H127長H6779出來，可以悅人H2530的眼目H4758，其上的果子好H2896作食物H3978。園子H1588當中H8432又有生命H2416樹H6086和分別善H2896惡H7451的樹H6086。 10有河H5014從伊甸H5731流出來H3318，滋潤H8248那園子H1588，從那裡分H6504為四H702道： 11第一H259道名叫H8034比遜H6376，就是環繞H5437哈腓拉H2341全地H776的。在那裡有金子H2091， 12並且那H1931地H776的金子H2091是好的H2896；在那裡又有珍珠H916和紅瑪瑙H7718,H68。 13第二H8145道河H5104名叫H8034基訓H1521，就是環繞H5437古實H3568全地H776的。 14第三H7992道河H5104名叫H8034希底結H2313，流在H1980亞述H804的東邊H6926。第四H7243道河H5104就是伯拉河H6578。 15耶和華H3068神H430將H3947那人H120安置H3240在伊甸H5731園H1588，使他修理H5647，看守H8104。 16耶和華H3068神H430吩咐H6680他H120說H559：園中H1588各樣樹H6086上的果子，你可以隨意H398吃H398， 17只是分別H1847善H2896惡H7451樹H6086上的果子，你不可吃H398，因為你吃H398的日子H3117必定H4191死H4191！ 18耶和華H3068神H430說H559：那人H1961獨居不好H2896，我要為他造H6213一個配偶幫助H5828他。 19耶和華H3068神H430用土H127所造成的H3335野地H7704各樣走獸H2416和空中H8064各樣飛鳥H5775都帶H935到那人H120面前，看H7200他叫H7121甚麼。那人H120怎樣叫H7121各樣的活H2416物H5315，那H1931就是他的名字H8034。 20那人H120便給H7121一切牲畜H929和空中H8064飛鳥H5775、野地H7704走獸H2416都起了名H8034；只是那人H120沒有遇見H4672配偶H5828幫助他。 21耶和華H3068神H430使H5307他H121沉睡，他就睡了H3462；於是取下H3947他的一H259條肋骨H6763，又把肉H1320合起來H5462。 22耶和華H3068神H430就用那人H120身上所取的H3947肋骨H6763造成H1129一個女人H802，領他H935到那人H120跟前。 23那人H120說H559：這H2063是我骨中H6106的骨H6106，肉中H1320的肉H1320，可以稱H7121他H2063為女人H802，因為他H2063是從男人H376身上取出來的H3947。 24因此H3651，人H376要離開H5800父H1母H517，與妻子H802連合H1692，二人成為一H259體H1320。 25當時夫H120妻H802二人H8147赤身露體H6174，並不羞恥H954。


Matthew Henry - Concise Commentary
 1   After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. God did not rest as one weary, but as one well pleased. Notice the beginning of the kingdom of grace, in the sanctification, or keeping holy, of the sabbath day. The solemn observing of one day in seven as a day of holy rest and holy work, to God's honour, is the duty of all to whom God has made known his holy sabbaths. At this time none of the human race were in being but our first parents. For them the sabbath was appointed; and clearly for all succeeding generations also. The Christian sabbath, which we observe, is a seventh day, and in it we celebrate the rest of God the Son, and the finishing the work of our redemption.

 4   Here is a name given to the Creator, Jehovah. Where the word LORD is printed in capital letters in our English Bibles, in the original it is Jehovah. Jehovah is that name of God, which denotes that he alone has his being of himself, and that he gives being to all creatures and things. Further notice is taken of plants and herbs, because they were made and appointed to be food for man. The earth did not bring forth its fruits of itself: this was done by Almighty power. Thus grace in the soul grows not of itself in nature's soil, but is the work of God. Rain also is the gift of God; it came not till the Lord God caused it. Though God works by means, yet when he pleases he can do his own work without them; and though we must not tempt God in the neglect of means, we must trust God, both in the use and in the want of means. Some way or other, God will water the plants of his own planting. Divine grace comes down like the dew, and waters the church without noise. Man was made of the small dust, such as is on the surface of the earth. The soul was not made of the earth, as the body: pity then that it should cleave to the earth, and mind earthly things. To God we must shortly give an account, how we have employed these souls; and if it be found that we have lost them, though it were to gain the world, we are undone for ever! Fools despise their own souls, by caring for their bodies before their souls.

 8   The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is content with a little, and that which is most natural; grace with less; but lust craves every thing, and is content with nothing. No delights can be satisfying to the soul, but those which God himself has provided and appointed for it. Eden signifies delight and pleasure. Wherever it was, it had all desirable conveniences, without any inconvenience, though no other house or garden on earth ever was so. It was adorned with every tree pleasant to the sight, and enriched with every tree that yielded fruit grateful to the taste and good for food. God, as a tender Father, desired not only Adam's profit, but his pleasure; for there is pleasure with innocency, nay there is true pleasure only in innocency. When Providence puts us in a place of plenty and pleasure, we ought to serve God with gladness of heart in the good things he gives us. Eden had two trees peculiar to itself. 1. There was the tree of life in the midst of the garden. Of this man might eat and live. Christ is now to us the Tree of life, Revel 2:7; Revel 22:2; and the Bread of life, John 6:48, John 6:51. 2. There was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so called because there was a positive revelation of the will of God about this tree, so that by it man might know moral good and evil. What is good? It is good not to eat of this tree. What is evil? It is evil to eat of this tree. In these two trees God set before Adam good and evil, the blessing and the curse.

 15   After God had formed Adam, he put him in the garden. All boasting was thereby shut out. Only he that made us can make us happy; he that is the Former of our bodies, and the Father of our spirits, and none but he, can fully provide for the happiness of both. Even in paradise itself man had to work. None of us were sent into the world to be idle. He that made our souls and bodies, has given us something to work with; and he that gave us this earth for our habitation, has made us something to work upon. The sons and heirs of heaven, while in this world, have something to do about this earth, which must have its share of their time and thoughts; and if they do it with an eye to God, they as truly serve him in it, as when they are upon their knees. Observe that the husbandman's calling is an ancient and honourable calling; it was needful even in paradise. Also, there is true pleasure in the business God calls us to, and employs us in. Adam could not have been happy if he had been idle: it is still God's law, He that will not work has no right to eat, 2Thes 3:10.

 16   Let us never set up our own will against the holy will of God. There was not only liberty allowed to man, in taking the fruits of paradise, but everlasting life made sure to him upon his obedience. There was a trial appointed of his obedience. By transgression he would forfeit his Maker's favour, and deserve his displeasure, with all its awful effects; so that he would become liable to pain, disease, and death. Worse than that, he would lose the holy image of God, and all the comfort of his favour; and feel the torment of sinful passions, and the terror of his Maker's vengeance, which must endure for ever with his never dying soul. The forbidding to eat of the fruit of a particular tree was wisely suited to the state of our first parents. In their state of innocence, and separated from any others, what opportunity or what temptation had they to break any of the ten commandments? The event proves that the whole human race were concerned in the trial and fall of our first parents. To argue against these things is to strive against stubborn facts, as well as Divine revelation; for man is sinful, and shows by his first actions, and his conduct ever afterwards, that he is ready to do evil. He is under the Divine displeasure, exposed to sufferings and death. The Scriptures always speak of man as of this sinful character, and in this miserable state; and these things are true of men in all ages, and of all nations.

 18   Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. It also shows his insight into the works of God. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet for man. From God are all our helpers. If we rest in God, he will work all for good. God caused deep sleep to fall on Adam; while he knows no sin, God will take care that he shall feel no pain. God, as her Father, brought the woman to the man, as his second self, and a help meet for him. That wife, who is of God's making by special grace, and of God's bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a help meet for a man. See what need there is, both of prudence and prayer in the choice of this relation, which is so near and so lasting. That had need to be well done, which is to be done for life. Our first parents needed no clothes for covering against cold or heat, for neither could hurt them: they needed none for ornament. Thus easy, thus happy, was man in his state of innocency. How good was God to him! How many favours did he load him with! How easy were the laws given to him! Yet man, being in honour, understood not his own interest, but soon became as the beasts that perish.