Genesis 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:9 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“(For out of the ground made the Lord God to grow euery tree pleasant to the sight, and good for meate: the tree of life also in the mids of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and of euill.”
Genesis 2:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And from the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree desirable to the sight and good for food—the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:9 in Context — Genesis 2
7 Formó, pues, Jehová Dios al hombre del polvo de la tierra, y alentó en su nariz soplo de vida; y fué el hombre en alma viviente.
8 Y había Jehová Dios plantado un huerto en Edén al oriente, y puso allí al hombre que había formado.
9 Y había Jehová Dios hecho nacer de la tierra todo árbol delicioso á la vista, y bueno para comer: también el árbol de vida en medio del huerto, y el árbol de ciencia del bien y del mal.
10 Y salía de Edén un río para regar el huerto, y de allí se repartía en cuatro ramales.
11 El nombre del uno era Pisón: éste es el que cerca toda la tierra de Havilah, donde hay oro:
What Does Genesis 2:9 Mean?
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