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 Le nom du second fleuve est Guihon; c’est celui qui entoure tout le pays de Cusch.

14 Le nom du troisième est Hiddékel; c’est celui qui coule à l’orient de l’Assyrie. Le quatrième fleuve, c’est l’Euphrate.

15 L’Éternel Dieu prit l’homme, et le plaça dans le jardin d’Éden pour le cultiver et pour le garder.

16 L’Éternel Dieu donna cet ordre à l’homme: Tu pourras manger de tous les arbres du jardin;

17 mais tu ne mangeras pas de l’arbre de la connaissance du bien et du mal, car le jour où tu en mangeras, tu mourras.

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What Does Genesis 2:15 Mean?

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