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Genesis 2:9

Creation

7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

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

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.

10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:

11 The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Out of the ground the LORD God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
ASV
And out of the ground made Jehovah 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 the knowledge of good and evil.
DARBY
And out of the ground Jehovah Elohim made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of life, in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
BLB
And YHWH God made sprout from the ground every tree [that] is pleasing to the sight and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
ÅB
Og Gud Herren lot trær av alle slag vokse opp av jorden, prektige å se til og gode å spise av, og midt i haven livsens tre og treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.
OTB
Ut av marken lot Herren Gud hvert tre vokse som er tiltalende for øyet og godt for mat. Midt i hagen var livets tre og treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.
B1930
Og Gud Herren lot trær av alle slag vokse op av jorden, prektige å se til og gode å ete av, og midt i haven livsens tre og treet til kunnskap om godt og ondt.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 3:22

    Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

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  • Revelation 2:7

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

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  • Revelation 22:14

    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

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  • Revelation 22:2

    down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

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  • Ezekiel 47:12

    Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”

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  • Proverbs 11:30

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

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  • Proverbs 3:18

    She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

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  • Genesis 2:17

    but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

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