Genesis 2:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD God caused every tree that is beautiful in appearance and good for food to grow out of the ground, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowled of good and evil.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And out of the ground the LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And out{H4480} of the ground{H127} made{H6779} Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} to grow{H6779} every tree{H6086} that is pleasant{H2530} to the sight,{H4758} and good{H2896} for food;{H3978} the tree{H6086} of life{H2416} also in the midst{H8432} of the garden,{H1588} and the tree{H6086} of the{H1847} knowledge of good{H2896} and evil.{H7451}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And out{H4480} of the ground{H127} made{H6779} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} to grow{H6779}{(H8686)} every tree{H6086} that is pleasant{H2530}{(H8737)} to the sight{H4758}, and good{H2896} for food{H3978}; the tree{H6086} of life{H2416} also in the midst{H8432} of the garden{H1588}, and the tree{H6086} of knowledge{H1847} of good{H2896} and evil{H7451}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the LORde God made to sprynge out of the erth all maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and pleasant to eate and the tree of lyfe in the middes of the garden: and also the tree of knowlege of good and euell.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And the LORDE God caused to sprynge out of the earth all maner trees, pleasaut to loke vpo, and good to eate: and the tre of life in the myddest of the garden, and the tre of knowlege of good and euell.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (For out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the middes of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moreouer, out of the grounde made the Lorde God to growe euery tree, that was fayre to syght, and pleasaunt to eate: The tree of lyfe in the myddest of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and euyll.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And out of the earth the Lord made every tree to come, delighting the eye and good for food; and in the middle of the garden, the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food.(Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 3:22 : 22 Then the LORD God said, 'Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever—'
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who keep His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 In the middle of the city’s street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
  • Ezek 31:8-9 : 8 The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty. 9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.
  • Ezek 31:16 : 16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to Sheol along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, were comforted in the lower earth.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 On both sides of the river, all kinds of trees for food will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month because the water that nourishes them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will provide food, and their leaves will be for healing.
  • Gen 2:17 : 17 'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'
  • Gen 3:3 : 3 'But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.''
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
  • Ezek 31:18 : 18 To whom can you be compared in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you too will be brought down to the lower earth, lying among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Lord GOD.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 I frustrate the signs of false prophets and make fools of diviners; I turn wise men backward and make their knowledge foolish.
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.'
  • Deut 6:25 : 25 It will be righteousness for us if we carefully obey all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 2:4-8
    5 verses
    86%

    4 These are the records of the heavens and the earth when they were created, on the day the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

    5 No bush of the field had yet appeared on the earth, and no plant of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no one to work the ground.

    6 But a mist would rise from the earth and water the entire surface of the ground.

    7 Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

    8 The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He placed the man He had formed.

  • Gen 2:15-19
    5 verses
    82%

    15 The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to take care of it.

    16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat from any tree of the garden,'

    17 'but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will surely die.'

    18 Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

    19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that became its name.

  • Gen 3:22-24
    3 verses
    79%

    22 Then the LORD God said, 'Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever—'

    23 So the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

    24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden He placed cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

  • Gen 3:5-9
    5 verses
    78%

    5 'For God knows that on the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'

    6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

    7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized that they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

    8 They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

    9 But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'

  • Gen 2:10
    78%

    10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became four rivers.

  • Gen 1:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their kinds, on the earth.' And it was so.

    12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

  • Gen 3:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, 'Did God really say, you shall not eat from any tree in the garden?'

    2 The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat the fruit of the trees in the garden.'

    3 'But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.''

  • Gen 1:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 Then God said, 'Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.

    30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.

  • Eccl 2:5
    75%

    5 I made gardens and parks for myself and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

  • Ezek 31:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty.

    9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.

  • Dan 4:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 He called out loudly and said: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

    12 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, surrounded by the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals among the plants of the earth.

  • Gen 3:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11 He said, 'Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?'

    12 The man said, 'The woman you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.'

    13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.'

  • Rev 22:2
    72%

    2 In the middle of the city’s street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

  • Gen 3:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.'

    18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

  • Ps 104:16
    71%

    16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.

  • Dan 4:21
    71%

    21 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:

  • Job 14:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

    9 at the scent of water it will bud and produce branches like a young plant.

  • Ezek 17:5
    71%

    5 Then it took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, placing it by abundant waters like a willow.

  • Ps 80:9
    70%

    9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

  • Ezek 17:8
    70%

    8 It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

  • Matt 7:17
    70%

    17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.