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Berean Standard Bible

“And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.”

Genesis 2:8

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Study note

After the first account of creation, Genesis 2 zooms in on the making of humanity and its home. The setting is a real, tended place in the east, prepared before the man is put in it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord God made a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had made.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y había Jehová Dios plantado un huerto en Edén al oriente, y puso allí al hombre que había formado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Luego Dios el Señor plantó un jardín en Edén, hacia el oriente, y puso en él al hombre que había creado.

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