Genesis 2:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Out of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה
(ha·'a·da·mah,)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
the LORDיְהוָ֤ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהִים֙
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
caused to growוַיַּצְמַ֞ח
(vai·yatz·mach)
6779: to sprout, spring upa prim. root
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
treeעֵ֛ץ
(etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
that is pleasingנֶחְמָ֥ד
(nech·mad)
2530: to desire, take pleasure ina prim. root
to the sightלְמַרְאֶ֖ה
(le·mar·'eh)
4758: sight, appearance, visionfrom raah
and goodוְטֹ֣וב
(ve·to·vv)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
for food;לְמַאֲכָ֑ל
(le·ma·'a·chol;)
3978: foodfrom akal
the treeוְעֵ֤ץ
(ve·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
also in the midstבְּתֹ֣וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
of the garden,הַגָּ֔ן
(hag·gan,)
1588: an enclosure, gardenfrom ganan
and the treeוְעֵ֕ץ
(ve·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of the knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַת
(had·da·'at)
1847: knowledgefrom yada
of goodטֹ֥וב
(to·vv)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob
and evil.וָרָֽע׃
(va·ra.)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
And out
min  (min)
above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, neither, nor, (out) of, over, since, then, through, whether, with.
of the ground
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
made
tsamach  (tsaw-makh')
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
to grow
tsamach  (tsaw-makh')
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) -- bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
every tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
that is pleasant
chamad  (khaw-mad')
to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
to the sight
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
and good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
for food
ma'akal  (mah-ak-awl')
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit) -- food, fruit, (bake-) meat(-s), victual.
the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
also in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the garden
gan  (gan)
a garden (as fenced) -- garden.
and the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of knowledge
da`ath  (dah'-ath)
knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
of good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing 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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

International Standard Version
The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

NET Bible
The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD God made all the trees grow out of the ground. These trees were nice to look at, and their fruit was good to eat. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew in the middle of the garden.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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