Genesis 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 2:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּטַּ֞ע
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
יְהוָ֧ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
גַּן
gan
H1588
garden
בְעֵ֖דֶן
ʻÊden
H5731
Eden
מִקֶּ֑דֶם
qedem
H6924
east
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָצָֽר
yâtsar
H3335
to form
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Yahweh God had planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).