Genesis 9:20

9:20 Noah, a man of the soil, ¹  began to plant a vineyard. ² 

Genesis 2:8

2:8 The Lord God planted an orchard ³  in the east, ⁴  in Eden; ⁵  and there he placed the man he had formed. ⁶ 

Genesis 21:33

21:33 Abraham ⁷  planted a tamarisk tree ⁸  in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord, ⁹  the eternal God.

[9:20]  ¹ sn The epithet a man of the soil indicates that Noah was a farmer.

[9:20]  ² tn Or “Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard”; Heb “and Noah, a man of the ground, began and he planted a vineyard.”

[2:8]  ³ tn Traditionally “garden,” but the subsequent description of this “garden” makes it clear that it is an orchard of fruit trees.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the east” or “off east.”

[2:8]  ⁵ sn The name Eden (עֵדֶן, ’eden) means “pleasure” in Hebrew.

[2:8]  ⁶ 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.

[21:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:33]  ⁶ sn The planting of the tamarisk tree is a sign of Abraham’s intent to stay there for a long time, not a religious act. A growing tree in the Negev would be a lasting witness to God’s provision of water.

[21:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “he called there in the name of the Lord.” The expression refers to worshiping the Lord through prayer and sacrifice (see Gen 4:26; 12:8; 13:4; 26:25). See G. J. Wenham, Genesis (WBC), 1:116, 281.