Genesis

Genesis 2:15–17

15Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

16And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden, 17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

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Genesis 2:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
tookוַיִּקַּ֛חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the manהָֽאָדָ֑םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
and placed himוַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּway·yan·ni·ḥê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5117 rest
in the Gardenבְגַן־ḇə·ḡan-Preposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH1588 enclosure, garden
of Edenעֵ֔דֶן‘ê·ḏenNoun - proper - feminine singularH5731 Eden
to cultivateלְעָבְדָ֖הּlə·‘ā·ḇə·ḏāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH5647 work, serve
and keep itוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃ū·lə·šā·mə·rāhConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH8104 keep, watch, preserve

Genesis 2:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
commandedוַיְצַו֙way·ṣawConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
You may eat freelyאָכֹ֥ל’ā·ḵōlVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH398 eat
from everyמִכֹּ֥לmik·kōlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
treeעֵֽץ־‘êṣ-Noun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןhag·gānArticle; Noun - common singularH1588 enclosure, garden

Genesis 2:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but you must notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכַ֖לṯō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
fromמִמֶּ֑נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the treeוּמֵעֵ֗ץū·mê·‘êṣConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
of the knowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙had·da·‘aṯArticle; Noun - feminine singular constructH1847 knowledge
of goodט֣וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and evilוָרָ֔עwā·rā‘Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
forכִּ֗יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
in the dayבְּי֛וֹםbə·yō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
that you eatאֲכָלְךָ֥’ă·ḵā·lə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH398 eat
of itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
you will surely dieמ֥וֹתmō·wṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die

Cross-references

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Genesis 2:15 Psalm 128:2 · Genesis 2:8 · Ephesians 4:28 · Genesis 2:2

Genesis 2:16 1 Samuel 15:22 · 1 Timothy 4:4 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Genesis 2:9 · Genesis 3:1–2

Genesis 2:17 Romans 6:23 · James 1:15 · Genesis 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 15:56 · Galatians 3:10 · 1 Corinthians 15:22 · Revelation 21:8 · Colossians 2:13 · 1 John 5:16 · Genesis 3:17 · Ezekiel 18:32 · 1 Timothy 5:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.