Genesis 2:15
“And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.”
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Genesis 2:15 Context
13And the name of the second riuer is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates. 15And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate. 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.
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And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- King James Version
Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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 the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
- Darby Bible
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
Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- World English Bible
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible