Genesis 2:15

Genesis 2:15 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

15Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and tend it.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

15So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

15Then the Lord God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

15And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

15Then the Lord God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, that he might dresse it and keepe it.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

15Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

15The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden. He put him there to farm its land and take care of it.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

15The Lord God took the man and he put him in the Garden of Eden. God wanted the man to work in the garden and to take care of it.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

15And YHWH God takes the man, and causes him to rest in the Garden of Eden, to serve it and to keep it.

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