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Genesis 2:8-15

8And the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a gardenגַּן־gan-H1588in Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731,in the eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,whereשָׁ֔םShamH8033אֶת־'et-H853He placedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had formedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Outמִן־min-H4480of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430gave growthוַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.MachH6779to everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the eyeלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978.And in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588werethe treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Now a riverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104flowed outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248אֶת־'et-H853the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588,and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033it branched intoיִפָּרֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֖הyi.pa.Red ve.ha.YahH6504 H1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headwatersרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218:

11The nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259river isthe Pishonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376;itה֣וּאhu'H1931winds throughהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437אֵ֚ת'etH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Havilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091.

12And the goldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091of thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776ispureט֑וֹבTovH2896, andbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and onyxוְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ve.'E.ven ha.Sho.hamH68 H7718are foundthereשָׁ֥םshamH8033.

13The nameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isthe Gihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521;itה֣וּאhu'H1931winds throughהַסּוֹבֵ֔בha.so.VevH5437אֵ֖ת'etH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14The nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isthe Tigrisחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313;itה֥וּאhu'H1931runs alongהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980the east sideקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104is theה֥וּאhu'H1931Euphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15Then the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120and placed himוַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huH5117in the Gardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731to cultivateלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647and keep itוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104.

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