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Genesis 2:15–16

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15Then the Lord God took 4the man and put him in the garden of Eden to 5tend and keep it. 16And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

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  1. 4Or Adam
  2. 5cultivate

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it. And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat,

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: