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Genesis 2:8-17

8And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193agardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924inEdenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731; andthereשָׁ֔םShamH8033heputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadformedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.

9Andoutמִן־min-H4480of thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeH6779theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430togrowH6779everytreeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that ispleasantנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to thesightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758, andgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978; thetreeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416also in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thegardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588, and thetreeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086ofknowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

10And ariverוְנָהָר֙ve.na.HarH5104wentoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318ofEdenמֵעֵ֔דֶןme.'E.denH5731towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248thegardenהַגָּ֑ןha.GanH1588; and from there it waspartedיִפָּרֵ֔דyi.pa.RedH6504, and became intofourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הle.'ar.ba.'AhH702headsרָאשִֽׁים׃ra.ShimH7218.

11Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of thefirstהָֽאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259isPisonפִּישׁ֑וֹןpi.ShonH6376:ה֣וּאhu'H1931which goestaroundהַסֹּבֵ֗בha.so.VevH5437the wholelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHavilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הha.cha.vi.LahH2341,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there isgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091;

12And thegoldוּֽזֲהַ֛בu.za.HavH2091ofthatהַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'H1931landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776isgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896: there isbdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחha.be.Do.lachH916and theonyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ha.Sho.hamH7718stoneוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

13And thenameוְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104isGihonגִּיח֑וֹןgi.ChonH1521: the same that goestaroundהַסּוֹבֵ֔בha.so.VevH5437the wholelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCushכּֽוּשׁ׃KushH3568.

14And thenameוְשֵׁ֨םve.ShemH8034of thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992riverהַנָּהָ֤רha.na.HarH5104isHiddekelחִדֶּ֔קֶלchi.De.kelH2313: which flowethtowardהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980theeastקִדְמַ֣תkid.MatH6926ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804. And thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243riverוְהַנָּהָ֥רve.ha.na.HarH5104isEuphratesפְרָֽת׃fe.RatH6578.

15And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, and puthimH3240into thegardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731totendלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647it and tokeepוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680themanהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Of everytreeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of thegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588thou mayestfreelyאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398:

17But of thetreeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086of theknowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847ofgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451, thou shalt noteatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398of it: for in thedayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that thoueatestאֲכָלְךָ֥'a.khal.KhaH398of it thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

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