New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 2:9-16

9Out of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430caused to growוַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.MachH6779everyכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the sightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;the treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeH2425also in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Now ariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104flowedיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588;and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙u.mi.ShamH8033it dividedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504and becameוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702riversרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11The nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259is Pishonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376; itflowsH5437aroundH5437the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834 H8033thereH8033is goldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091.

12The goldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091of that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776is goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;the bdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and the onyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68are thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033.

13The nameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104is Gihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521; itflowsH5437aroundH5437the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14The nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isTigrisחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313; itflowsהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980eastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104is theEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15Then the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120and putוַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huH5117him into the gardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731to cultivateלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647it and keepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “From anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588you may eatאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398freelyתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398;

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