Genesis 2:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”

Genesis 2:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:15 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”

Genesis 2:15 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”

Genesis 2:15 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.”

Genesis 2:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.”

Genesis 2:15 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.”

Genesis 2:15 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord God took the human and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and guard it.”

Genesis 2:15 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:15 in Context — Genesis 2

13 El nombre del segundo río es Gihón: éste es el que rodea toda la tierra de Etiopía.

14 Y el nombre del tercer río es Hiddekel: éste es el que va delante de Asiria. Y el cuarto río es el Eufrates.

15 Tomó, pues, Jehová Dios al hombre, y le puso en el huerto de Edén, para que lo labrara y lo guardase.

16 Y mandó Jehová Dios al hombre, diciendo: De todo árbol del huerto comerás;

17 Mas del árbol de ciencia del bien y del mal no comerás de él; porque el día que de él comieres, morirás.

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What Does Genesis 2:15 Mean?

Genesis 2:15 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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