Verse Comparison: Genesis 2:15
American Standard Version
And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Amplified® Bible
And the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and guard {and} keep it.
Contemporary English Version
The LORD God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.
Darby English Version
And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.
Good News Bible
Then the LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.
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.
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
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.
New King James Version
Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.