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Genesis 2:8-17

8AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastward,inEdenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731;andthereheputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomhehadformedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Andoutofthegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeJehovahGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430togrowH6779everytreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086thatispleasanttothesightH4758,andgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;thetreeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416alsointhemidstH8432ofthegardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,andthetreeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086oftheknowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Andariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104wentH3318outofEdenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588;andfromthenceitwasH1961parted,andbecameH1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofthefirstisPishon:thatisitwhichcompasseththewholelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thereisgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12andthegoldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091ofthatlandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896:thereisbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916andtheonyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13Andthenameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521:thesameisitthatcompasseththewholelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14Andthenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034ofthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekel:thatisitwhichgoethinfrontofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.Andthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104istheEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookH3947themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,andputhimintothegardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731todressitandtokeepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16AndJehovahGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ofeverytreeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086ofthegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588thou mayestfreelyeatH398:

17butofthetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086oftheknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shaltnoteatH398ofit:forinthedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthou eatest thereof thou shaltsurelydieH4191.

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