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 instead thereof;
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Alors l'Eternel Dieu fit tomber un profond sommeil sur l'homme, qui s'endormit; il prit une de ses côtes, et referma la chair à sa place.
KJV
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 instead thereof;
Philo Judaeus
Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
αὶ ἐπέβαλεν ὁ θεὸς ἔκστασιν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀδάμ, καὶ ὕπνωσε· καὶ ἔλαβε μίαν τῶν πλευρῶν αὐτοῦ“ καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς (Gen. 2, 21). τὸ ῥητὸν ἐπὶ τούτου μυθῶδές ἐστι· πῶς γὰρ ἂν παραδέξαιτό τις, ὅτι γέγονεν ἐκ πλευρᾶς ἀνδρὸς γυνὴ ἢ συνόλως ἄνθρωπος; τί δὲ ἐκώλυεν, ὥσπερ ἐκ γῆς ἄνδρα ἐδημιούργει τὸ…
Philo Judaeus
Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
ούτων εἰρημένων ἐφαρμοστέον τὰς λέξεις. „ἐπέβαλε“ φησίν „ὁ θεὸς ἔκστασιν ἐπὶ τὸν Ἀδάμ, καὶ ὕπνωσεν“ (Gen. 2, 21)· ὀρθῶς· ἡ γὰρ ἔκστασις καὶ τροπὴ τοῦ νοῦ ὕπνος ἐστὶν αὐτοῦ· ἐξίσταται δέ, ὅταν μὴ πραγματεύηται τὰ ἐπιβάλλοντα αὐτῷ νοητά· ὅτε δ’ οὐκ ἐνεργεῖ ταῦτα, κοιμᾶται. εὖ δὲ τὸ…
Philo Judaeus
Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
ἀλλὰ ἀναδραμεῖν καὶ ἀνακῦψαι ὥσπερ ἐκ βυθοῦ καὶ ἀνασωθῆναι βιάσεται. „ἔλαβε μίαν τῶν πλευρῶν αὐτοῦ“ (Gen. 2, 21). τῶν πολλῶν τοῦ νοῦ δυνάμεων μίαν ἔλαβε τὴν αἰσθητικήν. τὸ δὲ „ἔλαβεν“ οὐκ ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀφεῖλεν ἀκουστέον, ἀλλ’ ἀντὶ τοῦ κατηρίθμησεν, ἐξήτασεν, ὡς ἐν ἑτέροις „λάβε τὸ κεφ…
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