Focused Passage

Genesis 2:8-14

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

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

9Out 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.

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

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

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

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

14The 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 LORDיְהוָ֧הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֛יםH430Noun - masculine pluralplantedוַיִּטַּ֞עH5193Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulara gardenגַּן־H1588Noun - common singularin Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןH5731Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularin the eastמִקֶּ֑דֶםH6924Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularwhereשָׁ֔םH8033Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHe placedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe manהָֽאָדָ֖םH120Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeHe had formedיָצָֽר׃H3335Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

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Outמִן־H4480Prepositionof the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֤הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralgave growthוַיַּצְמַ֞חH6779Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto everyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtreeעֵ֛ץH6086Noun - masculine singularthat is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥דH2530Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularto the eyeלְמַרְאֶ֖הH4758Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand goodוְט֣וֹבH2896Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularfor foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לH3978Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularAnd in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the gardenהַגָּ֔ןH1588Article | Noun - common singular[were] the treeוְעֵ֤ץH6086Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙H2416Article | Noun - masculine pluraland the treeוְעֵ֕ץH6086Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתH1847Article | Noun - feminine singular constructof goodט֥וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand evilוָרָֽע׃H7451Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 10

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Now a riverוְנָהָר֙H5104Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularflowed outיֹצֵ֣אH3318Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularof Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶןH5731Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularto waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתH8248Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe gardenהַגָּ֑ןH1588Article | Noun - common singularand from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙H8033Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adverbit branched intoיִפָּרֵ֔דH6504Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .וְהָיָ֖הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥הH702Preposition-l | Number - masculine singularheadwatersרָאשִֽׁים׃H7218Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

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The nameשֵׁ֥םH8034Noun - masculine singular constructof the first [river]הָֽאֶחָ֖דH259Article | Number - masculine singular[is] the Pishonפִּישׁ֑וֹןH6376Noun - proper - feminine singularitה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwinds throughהַסֹּבֵ֗בH5437Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֵ֚תH853Direct object markerthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructlandאֶ֣רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Havilahהַֽחֲוִילָ֔הH2341Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhereאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethere [is]שָׁ֖םH8033Adverbgoldהַזָּהָֽב׃H2091Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 12

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And the goldוּֽזֲהַ֛בH2091Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof thatהַהִ֖ואH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singularlandהָאָ֥רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular[is] pureט֑וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singular[and] bdelliumהַבְּדֹ֖לַחH916Article | Noun - masculine singularvvvוְאֶ֥בֶןH68Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructand onyxהַשֹּֽׁהַם׃H7718Article | Noun - masculine singular[are found] thereשָׁ֥םH8033Adverb
Verse 13

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The nameוְשֵֽׁם־H8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יH8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularriverהַנָּהָ֥רH5104Article | Noun - masculine singular[is] the Gihonגִּיח֑וֹןH1521Noun - proper - feminine singularitה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwinds throughהַסּוֹבֵ֔בH5437Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerthe wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructlandאֶ֥רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructof Cushכּֽוּשׁ׃H3568Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 14

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The nameוְשֵׁ֨םH8034Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙H7992Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularriverהַנָּהָ֤רH5104Article | Noun - masculine singular[is] the Tigrisחִדֶּ֔קֶלH2313Noun - proper - feminine singularitה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularruns alongהַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְH1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe east sideקִדְמַ֣תH6926Noun - feminine singular constructof Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרH804Noun - proper - feminine singularAnd the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֖יH7243Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularriverוְהַנָּהָ֥רH5104Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular[is the]ה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularEuphratesפְרָֽת׃H6578Noun - proper - feminine singular

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