Genesis 2:15 meaning and explanation

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

Genesis 2:15, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator continues the second creation account, where the LORD God has just formed the man from dust and planted a garden in Eden. The verb for "placed" carries the sense of settling someone down, giving rest, not merely dropping him off.

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