Genesis 2:9
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיַּצְמַחvaiyatzmachand he made sproutH6779יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430מִן־min-fromH4480הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127כָּל־kol-everyH3605עֵץ'etztreeH6086נֶחְמָדnechmaddesirableH2530לְמַרְאֶהlemar'ehto appearanceH4758וְטוֹבvetovand goodH2896לְמַאֲכָלlema'akhalfor foodH3978וְעֵץve'etzand [the] tree ofH6086הַחַיִּיםhachaiyim<the> lifeH2416בְּתוֹךְbetokh[was] in [the] middle ofH8432הַגָּןhaganthe gardenH1588וְעֵץve'etzand [the] tree ofH6086הַדַּעַתhada'atthe knowledgeH1847טוֹבtovgoodH2896וָרָע׃vara'and evilH7451
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