Genesis 2:19

[NJA]

"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."

Can the first word "And" be translated "Also" ?

(The English would seem to support that because previous verse talks about a suitable mate for Adam and obviously God knows none of the animals will do so why would he make new ones instead of using the ones he had already formed?)

Can you reccomend a website or book I can go to in future to get an answer to these questions?

 

[Yarddog]

Hello NJA,
I not sure if it makes much difference which you use but here is a site that is very useful.
http://bible.crosswalk.com/

If you go to Lexiconsn under Bible study tools you can find translation and definitions for Greek and Hebrew.
You can also type in key words or the verse you are looking for and see how different Bibles tranlate it.

I also like to use this site: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm

It is a Jewish site that was recommended by a Rabbi.

Yarddog