Genesis 2:15

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.2.15", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃", "text": "*wayyiqqaḥ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām wayyanniḥēhû ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen ləʿāḇdāh ûləšāmrāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*wayyanniḥēhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he placed him", "*ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + proper noun - in the garden of Eden", "*ləʿāḇdāh*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to work it", "*ûləšāmrāh*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and to keep it" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "took/placed", "*wayyanniḥēhû*": "placed him/set him/put him", "*ləʿāḇdāh*": "to work it/to cultivate it/to till it", "*ûləšāmrāh*": "and to keep it/and to guard it/and to watch over it" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

wayyiqqaḥ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām wayyanniḥēhû ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen ləʿāḇdāh ûləšāmrāh

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God
• *ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man
• *wayyanniḥēhû*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he placed him
• *ḇəḡan-ʿēḏen*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + proper noun - in the garden of Eden
• *ləʿāḇdāh*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to work it
• *ûləšāmrāh*: conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and to keep it

Word Meanings

• *wayyiqqaḥ*: took/placed
• *wayyanniḥēhû*: placed him/set him/put him
• *ləʿāḇdāh*: to work it/to cultivate it/to till it
• *ûləšāmrāh*: and to keep it/and to guard it/and to watch over it

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} God{H430} took{H3947} the man,{H120} and put him{H3240} into the garden{H1588} of Eden{H5731} to dress{H5647} it and to keep{H8104} it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} God{H430} took{H3947}{(H8799)} the man{H120}, and put him{H3240}{(H8686)} into the garden{H1588} of Eden{H5731} to dress{H5647}{(H8800)} it and to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden to dresse it and to kepe it:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE God toke man, & set him in the pleasaunt garden of Eden, to dresse it & to kepe it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord God toke the man, and put hym in the garden of Eden, that he myght worke it, and kepe it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it.

Referenced Verses

• Eph 4:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.28", "source": "Ὁ κλέπτων μηκέτι κλεπτέτω: μᾶλλον δὲ κοπιάτω, ἐργαζόμενος τὸ ἀγαθόν ταῖς χερσὶν, ἵνα ἔχῃ μεταδιδόναι τῷ χρείαν ἔχοντι.", "text": "The one *kleptōn* no longer let him *kleptetō*: *mallon de kopiatō*, *ergazomenos* the *agathon* with the *chersin*, *hina* he might *echē metadidonai* to the one *chreian echonti*.", "grammar": { "*kleptōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - stealing", "*kleptetō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him steal", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/instead", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*kopiatō*": "present active imperative, 3rd singular - let him labor", "*ergazomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - working/performing", "*agathon*": "accusative neuter singular - good", "*chersin*": "dative feminine plural - with hands", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*echē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might have", "*metadidonai*": "present active infinitive - to share/impart", "*chreian*": "accusative feminine singular - need", "*echonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - having" }, "variants": { "*kleptōn*": "stealing/thief", "*kleptetō*": "steal/take secretly", "*kopiatō*": "labor/toil/work hard", "*ergazomenos*": "working/performing/doing", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/worthy", "*metadidonai*": "share/impart/give", "*chreian echonti*": "one having need/one in need" } }
• Gen 2:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.8", "source": "וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־בְּעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר׃", "text": "*wayyiṭṭaʿ YHWH ʾĕlōhîm gan-bəʿēḏen miqqeḏem wayyāśem šām ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām ʾăšer yāṣār*", "grammar": { "*wayyiṭṭaʿ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he planted", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*gan*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - garden of", "*bəʿēḏen*": "preposition + proper noun - in Eden", "*miqqeḏem*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - from the east/in the east", "*wayyāśem*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he put", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾeṯ-hāʾāḏām*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom", "*yāṣār*": "Qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he had formed" }, "variants": { "*wayyiṭṭaʿ*": "planted/established", "*gan*": "garden/orchard/enclosure", "*ʿēḏen*": "Eden/delight/pleasure", "*miqqeḏem*": "in the east/eastward/from ancient times", "*wayyāśem*": "put/placed/set", "*yāṣār*": "had formed/had shaped/had fashioned" } }
• Ps 128:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Psalms.128.2", "source": "יְגִ֣יעַ כַּ֭פֶּיךָ כִּ֣י תֹאכֵ֑ל אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ וְט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*yəgîaʿ* *kappêkā* *kî* *tōʾkēl* *ʾašrêkā* *wə-ṭôb* *lāk*", "grammar": { "*yəgîaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - labor/toil of", "*kappêkā*": "noun, dual with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palms/hands", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/for/indeed", "*tōʾkēl*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will eat", "*ʾašrêkā*": "noun, plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your happiness/blessedness", "*wə-ṭôb*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and good", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to/for you" }, "variants": { "*yəgîaʿ kappêkā*": "labor of your hands/fruit of your labor", "*kî*": "when/for/indeed/because", "*ʾašrêkā*": "blessed are you/happiness to you" } }
• Gen 2:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.2.2", "source": "וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃", "text": "*wə-yəḵal ʾĕlōhîm* in-the-*yôm haššəḇîʿî məlaʾḵtô* which *ʿāśāh* and-*wayyišbōṯ* in-the-*yôm haššəḇîʿî* from-all-*məlaʾḵtô* which *ʿāśāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəḵal*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he completed/finished", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine, singular - day", "*haššəḇîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number, masculine, singular - the seventh", "*məlaʾḵtô*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his work", "*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he made/did", "*wayyišbōṯ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he rested/ceased" }, "variants": { "*yəḵal*": "completed/finished/ended", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings", "*məlaʾḵtô*": "his work/his labor/his business/his occupation", "*ʿāśāh*": "made/did/accomplished/produced", "*wayyišbōṯ*": "rested/ceased/desisted/stopped" } }