Genesis 2:8 Go deeper

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. (KJV)

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וַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'and he planted

Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193

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

Meaning: to plant

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6, Deuteronomy 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 1

יְהוָ֧הYah.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 2:9, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֛ים'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 2:8 word 3

גַּן\־gan-a garden

Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: garden

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 4

בְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denin Eden

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

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Eden

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:16, Isaiah 51:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5731B; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 5

מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demfrom [the] east

Lemma: קֶ֫דֶם (qe.dem) · Strong's: H6924G

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

Meaning: front: east

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 10:30, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 25:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6924G; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 6

וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he put

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H

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

Meaning: to set: put

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9, Genesis 24:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 7

שָׁ֔םShamthere

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 8

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 2:8 word 9

הָֽאָדָ֖םha.'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 2:15, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 10

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 11

יָצָֽר\׃ya.Tzarhe had formed

Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3335G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to form: formed

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:19, Psalms 33:15, Psalms 74:17, Psalms 94:9, Psalms 95:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3335G; TAHOT Genesis 2:8 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

And the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
planted	→	נָטַע H5193 to plant
a garden	→	גַּן H1588M garden
in Eden	→	עֵ֫דֶן H5731B Eden
in the east	→	קֶ֫דֶם H6924G front: east
where	→	שָׁם H8033G there
He placed	→	שׂוּם H7760H to set: put
the man	→	אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam)
He had formed	→	יָצַר H3335G to form: formed

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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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