New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 2:8-11

8The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588towardH4480the eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,in Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731;and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033He placedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had formedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Out of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430causedeveryכָּל־kol-H3605treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086to growוַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.MachH6779that is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the sightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;the treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeH2425wasalso in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10Now ariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104flowedH3318outH3318of 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.

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