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AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםtookיִּקַּחthe manאֶת הָאָדָםand putוַיַּנִּחֵhimהוּin the gardenבְגַןof Edenעֵדֶןto workלְעָבְדָitהּand to keepוּלְשָׁמְרָit.הּ
Genesis 2:15
Study it in the app“And YHWH Elohim took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it.”
God puts the man in the garden to work it and keep itCreationGod put the man in the garden to work it and keep it, before any fallWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:15, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- the manאָדָםadam
Adam
Adam, the first man.
Where else “adam” appears- and putיַּנִּחֵyaniche
put
To set something or someone in a place.
Where else “yaniche” appears- in the gardenגַןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- of Edenעֵדֶןeden
Eden
Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".
Where else “eden” appears- to workעָבְדָavda
work
To toil, till the land.
Where else “avda” appears- and to keepשָׁמְרָshamra
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamra” appears
The context
14And the name of the third river is Tigris; it is the one that flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 · This verse (above)
16And YHWH Elohim commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
To study Genesis 2 in a group
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?