Genesis 2:15
King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
In context
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
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Genesis 2:15 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- WEB World English Bible
- The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it.