Genesis 2:15 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 2:15 MSG (The Message)
GOD took the Man and set him down in the Garden of Eden to work the ground and keep it in order.
Genesis 2:15 KJV (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.
Genesis 2:15 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
Genesis 2:15 NCV (New Century Version)
The LORD God put the man in the garden of Eden to care for it and work it.
Genesis 2:15 ASV (American Standard Version)
And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Genesis 2:15 NIV (New International Version)
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
Genesis 2:15 NKJV (New King James Version)
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
Genesis 2:15 AMP (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.
Genesis 2:15 NLT (New Living Translation)
The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.
Genesis 2:15 TPT (The Passion Translation)
YAHWEH-God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work and watch over it.
Genesis 2:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.