Genesis 2:15
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Context: Genesis 2
13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
About Genesis 2: Separation of Light and Darkness
God creates man and woman, and places them in a beautiful garden called Eden. He tells them they can eat from any tree in the garden except one tree. They were not supposed to eat from that tree.
Commentary
Genesis chapter 2 is the second chapter of the book of Genesis in the Bible. It is the second of five books of the Torah, and it is the first book of the Bible's Old Testament. In this chapter, God creates the world and all of its inhabitants.
The chapter begins with God resting on the seventh day after creating the world. He then creates man from the dust of the ground and breathes life into him. God then places man in the Garden of Eden and gives him instructions to tend to the garden and not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.