And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.Genesis 2:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן־בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר׃
- וַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'“and he planted”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָטַע · “to plant” · Strong's H5193
- יְהוָ֧הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- גַּן־gan-“a garden”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
- בְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.den“in Eden”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֵ֫דֶן · “Eden” · Strong's H5731B
- מִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.dem“from [the] east”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫דֶם · “east” · Strong's H6924G
- וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.sem“and he put”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
- שָׁ֔םSham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam“the man”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “Adam” · Strong's H0120H
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“whom”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יָצָֽר׃ya.Tzar“he had formed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַר · “formed” · Strong's H3335G
Places named in this verse
- Eden · today: Armeniagarden, special · Identification: possible · Details about Eden on OpenBible.info