Genesis 2:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 2:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 2

⁶ But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

⁷ Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

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:

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