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Genesis 2:8-15

8And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a gardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924in Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731;and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033he putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had formedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9And outמִן־min-H4480of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeH6779Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to growH6779every treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that is pleasantנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the sightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758,and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;the treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416also in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10And a riverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104went outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248the gardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588;and from thence it was partedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504,and became into fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11The nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the firstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259isPisonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376:thatה֣וּאhu'H1931isit which compassethהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437the whole landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Havilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12And the goldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091of thatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: there isbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and the onyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13And the nameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521: the same isit that compassethהַסּוֹבֵ֔בha.so.VevH5437the whole landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14And the nameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekelחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313: that isit which goeth towardהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980the eastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.And the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104isEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120,and put himH3240into the gardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731to dressלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647it and to keepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

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