Genesis 2:9

And out of the adamah made Hashem Elohim to spring up + 2:9 See Gn 2:5 kol etz (every tree) that is pleasing to the sight, and tov for food; the Etz HaChayyim (Tree of Life) also in the midst of the gan (garden), and the Etz HaDa'as Tov v'Rah. + 2:9 See Gn 3:22, i.e., representing moral autonomy; contrast Ex 9:20-21 where the Dvar Hashem is the guide of life, even for Gentiles

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8And Hashem Elohim planted a gan (garden) eastward in Eden; and there He put the adam whom He had formed.

10And a nahar (river) flowed out of Eden to water the gan (garden); and from there it divided, and became four headwaters.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:3But of the p'ri haEtz which is in the middle of the gan (garden), Elohim hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. + 3:3 Mk 7:8

Genesis 3:22And Hashem Elohim said, See, HaAdam is become like one of Us, knowing tov v'rah; and now, lest he put forth his yad, and take also of HaEtz HaChayyim, and eat, and chai l'olam (live forever);

Proverbs 3:18She is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life) to them that lay hold upon her; 1 and me'usher (blessed) is every one that holdeth her fast. 1

Isaiah 44:25That annuls the otot of the baddim (liars, false prophets), 1 and maketh kosemim (diviners, soothsayers) into madmen; 1 that turneth back chachamim, 1 and maketh their da'as (knowledge, science) foolishness; 1

Ezekiel 31:8The cedars in the Gan Elohim 1 could not compare with him; 1 the pine trees were not 1 like his boughs, 1 and the plane trees were not 1 like his branches; 1 nor any etz (tree) in the Gan Elohim 1 was like unto him in his beauty. 1

Ezekiel 31:18To whom art thou thus like in kavod and in greatness among the trees of Eden? Yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the depths of ha'aretz; thou shalt lie in the midst of the arelim (uncircumcised) with them that be slain by the cherev. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith Adonoi Hashem.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:9-16

The Garden of Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 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. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the… Read the whole commentary →

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