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Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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וַיִּטַּ֞עvayitaand plantנָטַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and plant”, the next action in the storyH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).יְהוָ֧הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהִ֛יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, 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.גַּןgangardenגַּןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.בְעֵ֖דֶןveedenin Edenעֵדֶןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Eden”H5731Eden, the region of Adam's homeEden.מִקֶּ֑דֶםmiqedemfrom beforeקֶדֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from before”, the ordinary formH6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvayasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…שָׁ֔םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.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).הָֽאָדָ֖םhaadamthe 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.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יָצָֽרyatsarformיָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “form”, a completed actionH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

World English Bible

Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord God had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God planted a garden eastward in Edem, and placed there the man whom he had formed.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐφύτευσεν ὁ Θεὸς παράδεισον ἐν Ἐδὲμ κατὰ ἀνατολάς· καὶ ἔθετο ἐκεῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὃν ἔπλασε.