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וַיִּקַּ֛חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהִ֖יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָֽאָדָ֑םhaadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּvayanichehvand bestowיָנַחconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bestow”, the next action in the storyH3240to deposit; by implication, to allow to staybestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any di…בְגַןveganin gardenגַּןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in garden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.עֵ֔דֶןedenEdenעֵדֶןnoun, proper name — “Eden”H5731Eden, the region of Adam's homeEden.לְעָבְדָ֖הּleavedahto keep in bondageעָבַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to keep in bondage”, the to-form of the verbH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּuleshamerahand to bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
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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.
Young’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.
World English Bible
Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
Douay-Rheims
And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it, and to keep it.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.
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