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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.”

Genesis 2:15

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Study note

After forming the first man, God settles him in the garden of Eden. The scene is set before sin enters the story, so it shows what human life was designed to look like.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to do work in it and take care of it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tomó, pues, Jehová Dios al hombre, y le puso en el huerto de Edén, para que lo labrara y lo guardase.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios el Señor puso al hombre en el jardín de Edén para que lo labrara y lo cuidara,

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