Genesis 2

The Readings · Oct 7, 2026 · 3m

Genesis 2 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added.

Translator's notes:

• Genesis 2:6 — אֵד (ed): chose "a mist". Alternatives: "a stream", "a flow of water", "a spring". Why: the word occurs only here and once in Job, so its exact sense cannot be recovered for certain; "mist" keeps it as water rising to wet the ground, as the sentence describes.

• Genesis 2:17 — מוֹת תָּמוּת (mot tamut), literally "dying, you will die": chose "you will surely die". Alternatives: "you will die on that day" read as instant death. Why: the doubled verb form…