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Genesis 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.


Genesis 2:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:919 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יַּצְמַ֞חwayaṣəmaḥ
and he made sproutconjH6779
bring forth · (cause to · make to) bud · (cause to ···
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהִים֙ʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
מִןmin
frompronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הָ֣/אֲדָמָ֔הhāʾădāmāh
the groundparticleH127
earth · ground · husband · land
כָּלkāl
everynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עֵ֛ץʿēṣ
treenounH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
נֶחְמָ֥דneḥəmād
desirableverbH2530
greatly beloved · covet · delectable thing · delight ···
לְ/מַרְאֶ֖הləmarəʾeh
to appearancepronH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
וְ/ט֣וֹבwəṭwōb
and goodconjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לְ/מַאֲכָ֑לləmaʾăkāl
for foodpronH3978
fruit · meat · victual
וְ/עֵ֤ץwəʿēṣ
and the tree ofconjH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
הַֽ/חַיִּים֙haḥayiym
lifeparticleH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
בְּ/ת֣וֹךְbətwōkə
was in the middle ofpronH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
הַ/גָּ֔ןhagān
the gardenparticleH1588
וְ/עֵ֕ץwəʿēṣ
and the tree ofconjH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
הַ/דַּ֖עַתhadaʿat
the knowledgeparticleH1847
norantly · know · awares
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
וָ/רָֽעwārāʿ
and evilconjH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge
In the middle of the garden are two trees - life and knowledge. Both are visible, available. The choice isn't between access to them, but which one shapes your priorities. I grew up prioritizing know...
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