Genesis 2:15 Go deeper

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 1

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 4

הָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.Damthe man

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: the man (Adam)

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 5

וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huand he put him

Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to rest

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14, Exodus 16:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 6

בְגַן\־ve.gan-in [the] garden of

Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: garden

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 7

עֵ֔דֶן'E.denEden

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶן (e.den) · Strong's: H5731B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Eden

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:16, Isaiah 51:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5731B; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 8

לְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.Dahto till it

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 9

וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ\׃u.le.sha.me.Rahand to keep it

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 41:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Genesis 2:15 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the man	→	אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam)
and placed him	→	נוּחַ H5117 to rest
in the Garden	→	גַּן H1588M garden
of Eden	→	עֵ֫דֶן H5731B Eden
to cultivate	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
and keep it	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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