Modern Translations New International VersionThe LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. New Living Translation The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. English Standard Version The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Berean Study Bible Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. New American Standard Bible Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it. NASB 1995 Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. NASB 1977 Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. Amplified Bible So the LORD God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. Christian Standard Bible The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. Contemporary English Version The LORD God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it. Good News Translation Then the LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to farm the land and to take care of it. International Standard Version The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden in order to have him work it and guard it. NET Bible The LORD God took the man and placed him in the orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it. Classic Translations King James BibleAnd the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. New King James Version Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. King James 2000 Bible And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. New Heart English Bible And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and take care of it. World English Bible Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. American King James Version 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 And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. A Faithful Version And the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it. Darby Bible Translation And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it. English Revised Version And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And the Lord God toke the man, and put hym in the garden of Eden, that he myght worke it, and kepe it. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And the LORDE God toke man, & set him in the pleasaunt garden of Eden, to dresse it & to kepe it. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden to dresse it and to kepe it: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH God takes the man, and causes him to rest in the Garden of Eden, to serve it and to keep it. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah God will take the man and will set him down in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd LORD JEHOVAH God took Adam and he left him in the Paradise of Eden to cultivate it and to keep it. Lamsa Bible And the LORD God took the man, and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and to keep it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord God took the man whom he had formed, and placed him in the garden of Delight, to cultivate and keep it.     |