Focused Passage

Genesis 2:8-14

The LORD God Forms Man, Establishes Covenant Order, and Institutes Marriage

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8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

11 The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

12 And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.

13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.

14 The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

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Verse 8

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֧ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֛ים H430 Noun - masculine plural planted וַיִּטַּ֞ע H5193 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a garden גַּן־ H1588 Noun - common singular in Eden בְעֵ֖דֶן H5731 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular in the east מִקֶּ֑דֶם H6924 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular where שָׁ֔ם H8033 Adverb - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker He placed וַיָּ֣שֶׂם H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the man הָֽאָדָ֖ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative He had formed יָצָֽר׃ H3335 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

Out מִן־ H4480 Preposition of the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural gave growth וַיַּצְמַ֞ח H6779 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct tree עֵ֛ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular that is pleasing נֶחְמָ֥ד H2530 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular to the eye לְמַרְאֶ֖ה H4758 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and good וְט֣וֹב H2896 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular for food לְמַאֲכָ֑ל H3978 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular And in the middle בְּת֣וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the garden הַגָּ֔ן H1588 Article | Noun - common singular [were] the tree וְעֵ֤ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of life הַֽחַיִּים֙ H2416 Article | Noun - masculine plural and the tree וְעֵ֕ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the knowledge הַדַּ֖עַת H1847 Article | Noun - feminine singular construct of good ט֥וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and evil וָרָֽע׃ H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Now a river וְנָהָר֙ H5104 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular flowed out יֹצֵ֣א H3318 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of Eden מֵעֵ֔דֶן H5731 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular to water לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת H8248 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the garden הַגָּ֑ן H1588 Article | Noun - common singular and from there וּמִשָּׁם֙ H8033 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverb it branched into יִפָּרֵ֔ד H6504 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . וְהָיָ֖ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular four לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה H702 Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular headwaters רָאשִֽׁים׃ H7218 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

The name שֵׁ֥ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of the first [river] הָֽאֶחָ֖ד H259 Article | Number - masculine singular [is] the Pishon פִּישׁ֑וֹן H6376 Noun - proper - feminine singular it ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular winds through הַסֹּבֵ֗ב H5437 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֵ֚ת H853 Direct object marker the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Havilah הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה H2341 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular where אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative there [is] שָׁ֖ם H8033 Adverb gold הַזָּהָֽב׃ H2091 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 12

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And the gold וּֽזֲהַ֛ב H2091 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of that הַהִ֖וא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular land הָאָ֥רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular [is] pure ט֑וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular [and] bdellium הַבְּדֹ֖לַח H916 Article | Noun - masculine singular vvv וְאֶ֥בֶן H68 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct and onyx הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ H7718 Article | Noun - masculine singular [are found] there שָׁ֥ם H8033 Adverb
Verse 13

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The name וְשֵֽׁם־ H8034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the second הַשֵּׁנִ֖י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular river הַנָּהָ֥ר H5104 Article | Noun - masculine singular [is] the Gihon גִּיח֑וֹן H1521 Noun - proper - feminine singular it ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular winds through הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב H5437 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct land אֶ֥רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of Cush כּֽוּשׁ׃ H3568 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 14

Original words

The name וְשֵׁ֨ם H8034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ H7992 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular river הַנָּהָ֤ר H5104 Article | Noun - masculine singular [is] the Tigris חִדֶּ֔קֶל H2313 Noun - proper - feminine singular it ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular runs along הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ H1980 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the east side קִדְמַ֣ת H6926 Noun - feminine singular construct of Assyria אַשּׁ֑וּר H804 Noun - proper - feminine singular And the fourth הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י H7243 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular river וְהַנָּהָ֥ר H5104 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular [is the] ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Euphrates פְרָֽת׃ H6578 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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