Genesis 2:8

Genesis 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.

Context of Genesis 2:8

6But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground. 7Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed. 9The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.

Genesis 2:8 word by word

וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• plantedנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• a gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• eastwardקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: eastH6924
• in Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• and thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• he putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• the manאָדָם'âdâm · the man (Adam)H120
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• he had formedיָצַרyâtsar · to form: formedH3335

Cross-references for Genesis 2:8

• Genesis 13:10Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone covered you: carnelian, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold; they were prepared on the day you were created.
• Ezekiel 31:8The cedars in God’s garden could not eclipse it; the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches, nor could the plane trees match its boughs. No tree in the garden of God could compare with it in beauty.
• Joel 2:3A fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame blazes. The land in front of them is like the garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them.
• Genesis 3:24He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.
• Genesis 4:16Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
• 2 Kings 19:12Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them — nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?
• Ezekiel 27:23Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.
• Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were comforted in the underworld.
• Genesis 2:15The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.

Commentaries on Genesis 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8A garden eastward in Eden - Though the word עדן Eden signifies pleasure or delight, it is certainly the name of a place. See Genesis 4:16; 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Ezekiel 27:23; Amos 1:5. And such places probably received their name from their fertility, pleasant situation, etc. In this light the Septuagint have viewed it, as they render the passage thus: ̔ , God planted a paradise in Eden. Hence the word paradise has been introduced into the New…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 - XI. The Garden 8. גן gan “garden, park,” ́ paradeisos “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן ‛ēden “Eden, delight.” קדם qedem “fore-place, east; foretime.” 11. פישׁון pı̂yshôn Pishon; related: “flow over, spread, leap.” חוילה chăvı̂ylâh Chavilah. חול chôl “sand.” חבל chebel “region.” 12. בדלם bedolam ̓́ anthrax “carbuncle,” (Septuagint) ́ bdellion a gum of eastern countries, Arabia, India, Media (Josephus, etc.). The pearl (Kimchi). שׁהם…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is content with a little, and that which is most natural; grace with less; but lust craves every thing, and is content with nothing. No delights can be satisfying to the soul, but those which God himself has provided and appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Eden was the general location in which the garden was placed, not the garden itself. The term could mean "plain," "delight," or "fertility." The description that follows suggests the idea of fertility. in the east: The exact location of Eden is unknown. But it was east of Canaan, which later became Israel's home. God placed the man in the garden to have a relationship with him and to receive his physical blessings (see also 2:15 and study note there).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Eden--was probably a very extensive region in Mesopotamia, distinguished for its natural beauty and the richness and variety of its produce. Hence its name, signifying "pleasantness." God planted a garden eastward, an extensive park, a paradise, in which the man was put to be trained under the paternal care of his Maker to piety and usefulness.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 2:8

• Eden
• God

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Commentaries on Genesis 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings