2:8 The Lord God planted an orchard 1 in the east, 2 in Eden; 3 and there he placed the man he had formed. 4
1 tn Traditionally “garden,” but the subsequent description of this “garden” makes it clear that it is an orchard of fruit trees.
2 tn Heb “from the east” or “off east.”
3 sn The name Eden (עֵדֶן, ’eden) means “pleasure” in Hebrew.
4 tn The perfect verbal form here requires the past perfect translation since it describes an event that preceded the event described in the main clause.