Genesis 2:9

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:
  • Rev 2:7 : 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
  • Rev 22:2 : 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
  • Ezek 31:8-9 : 8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir trees were not like its boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like its branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty. 9 I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.
  • Ezek 31:16 : 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to hell with those who descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the lower parts of the earth.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 And on the river, on the bank thereof, on this side and that side, shall grow all kinds of trees for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because their waters issue from the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
  • Gen 2:17 : 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.
  • Gen 3:3 : 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her: and happy is everyone who retains her.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  • Ezek 31:18 : 18 Who are you thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth; you shall lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with those who are slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, says the Lord GOD.
  • 1 Cor 8:1 : 1 Now concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 Who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you; and you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me.'
  • Deut 6:25 : 25 And it shall be our righteousness if we observe to do 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 generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

    5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

    6 But a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

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

    8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

  • Gen 2:15-19
    5 verses
    82%

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

    16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

    17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die.

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

    19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

  • Gen 3:22-24
    3 verses
    79%

    22 Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:

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

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

  • Gen 3:5-9
    5 verses
    78%

    5 For God knows that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like gods, knowing good and evil.

    6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.

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

    8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

    9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

  • 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided, and became four heads.

  • Gen 1:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

    11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.

    12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

  • Gen 3:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

    2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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

  • Gen 1:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.

    30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for food; and it was so.

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

  • Ezek 31:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; the fir trees were not like its boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like its branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.

    9 I made it beautiful by the multitude of its branches, so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied it.

  • Dan 4:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 The tree grew and was strong, and its height reached unto heaven, and its sight to the end of all the earth.

    12 Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; the beasts of the field had shade under it, and the birds of the heaven dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

  • Gen 3:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11 And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?

    12 And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.

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

  • 2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

  • Gen 3:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

    18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the herb of the field;

  • 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which He has planted;

  • 21 whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heaven had their habitation,

  • Job 14:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground;

    9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth branches like a plant.

  • 5 He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in a fertile field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

  • 9 You prepared room before it, and caused it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

  • 8 It was planted in good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

  • 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.