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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.
Genesis 2:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּצְמַ֞ח יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כָּל־עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב לְמַאֲכָ֑ל וְעֵ֤ץ הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת ט֥וֹב וָרָֽע׃

  1. וַיַּצְמַ֞חvai.yatz.Mach“and he made sprout”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָמַח · “to spring” · Strong's H6779
  2. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  4. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  5. הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mah“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  6. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. עֵ֛ץ'etz“tree”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  8. נֶחְמָ֥דnech.Mad“desirable”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָמַד · “to desire” · Strong's H2530A
  9. לְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'Eh“to appearance”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  10. וְט֣וֹבve.Tov“and good”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  11. לְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.Khal“for food”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַאֲכָל · “food” · Strong's H3978
  12. וְעֵ֤ץve.'Etz“and [the] tree of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  13. הַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.Yim“<the> life”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  14. בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokh“[was] in [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  15. הַגָּ֔ןha.Gan“the garden”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
  16. וְעֵ֕ץve.'Etz“and [the] tree of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  17. הַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'at“the knowledge”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  18. ט֥וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  19. וָרָֽע׃va.Ra'“and evil”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)