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AndוַYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהִיםplantedיִּטַּעa gardenגַּןin Eden,בְעֵדֶןin the east,מִקֶּדֶםandוַthereשָׁםhe putיָּשֶׂםthe manאֶת הָאָדָםwhomאֲשֶׁרhe had formed.יָצָר
Genesis 2:8
Study it in the app“And YHWH Elohim planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:8, 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- plantedיִּטַּעyita
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “yita” appears- a gardenגַּןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- in 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- in the eastקֶּדֶםkedem
east
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appears- he putיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the manאָדָםadam
Adam
Adam, the first man.
Where else “adam” appears- he had formedיָצָרyatsar
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yatsar” appears
The context
7And YHWH Elohim formed the man from dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.
8 · This verse (above)
9And YHWH Elohim made every tree sprout from the ground that is pleasing to the sight and good for food, and the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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?