Genesis 2:9
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.
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ASV
And out of the ground made Jehovah God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
KJV
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּצְמַ֞ח | vai.yatz.Mach | and he made sprout | H6779 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | ha.'a.da.Mah | the ground | H127 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| עֵ֛ץ | 'etz | tree | H6086 → |
| נֶחְמָ֥ד | nech.Mad | desirable | H2530 → |
| לְמַרְאֶ֖ה | le.mar.'Eh | to appearance | H4758 → |
| וְט֣וֹב | ve.Tov | and good | H2896 → |
| לְמַאֲכָ֑ל | le.ma.'a.Khal | for food | H3978 → |
| וְעֵ֤ץ | ve.'Etz | and [the] tree of | H6086 → |
| הַֽחַיִּים֙ | ha.chai.Yim | <the> life | H2416 → |
| בְּת֣וֹךְ | be.Tokh | [was] in [the] middle of | H8432 → |
| הַגָּ֔ן | ha.Gan | the garden | H1588 → |
| וְעֵ֕ץ | ve.'Etz | and [the] tree of | H6086 → |
| הַדַּ֖עַת | ha.Da.'at | the knowledge | H1847 → |
| ט֥וֹב | Tov | good | H2896 → |
| וָרָֽע׃ | va.Ra' | and evil | H7451 → |
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