Genesis 2:15

2:15 The Lord God took the man and placed ¹  him in the orchard in ²  Eden to care for it and to maintain it. ³ 

Genesis 24:9

24:9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes. ⁴ 

Genesis 50:26

50:26 So Joseph died at the age of 110. ⁵  After they embalmed him, his body ⁶  was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

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¹ tn The Hebrew verb נוּחַ (nuakh, translated here as “placed”) is a different verb than the one used in 2:8.

² tn Traditionally translated “the Garden of Eden,” the context makes it clear that the garden (or orchard) was in Eden (making “Eden” a genitive of location).

³ tn Heb “to work it and to keep it.”

sn Note that man’s task is to care for and maintain the trees of the orchard. Not until after the fall, when he is condemned to cultivate the soil, does this task change.

⁴ tn Heb “and he swore to him concerning this matter.”

⁵ tn Heb “son of a hundred and ten years.”

⁶ tn Heb “he.”