The Meaning of Genesis 2:12 Explained

Genesis 2:12

KJV: And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

YLT: and the gold of that land is good, there is the bdolach and the shoham stone;

Darby: And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

ASV: and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 2:12?

MEANING: What does Genesis 2:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 2:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 2:12?

What is the context of Genesis 2:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.

What does Genesis 2:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 2:1-17 - Man In Eden, Innocence

The first paragraph belongs to the previous chapter, as is clear from the use of the same term for God-Elohim. God's Rest was not from weariness, or exhaustion, but because His work of Creation was finished. He is ever at work, remember John 5:17. We enter into His rest, when we cease to worry, and trust Him in all and for all. In Genesis 2:4, Moses incorporates another of those wonderful God-given narratives, which had been handed down from the lips of the patriarchs. It is marked by the use of another term for God-Jehovah Elohim. Every man is entrusted with a garden, that he may keep it. God's goodness is no excuse for idleness. Whether your heart and life shall produce weeds, or flowers and fruits, depends on yourself. Ponder Proverbs 4:23; Proverbs 24:30-31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 2

¹ The first Sabbath
⁴ Further details concerning the manner of creation
⁸ The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;
¹⁵ man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden
¹⁸ The animals are named by Adam
²¹ The making of woman, and the institution of marriage

What do the individual words in Genesis 2:12 mean?

And the gold of land that [is] good [are] there Bdellium and stone the onyx

וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא ט֑וֹב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם

וּֽזֲהַ֛ב	And the gold
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
הָאָ֥רֶץ	of land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
הַהִ֖וא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
ט֑וֹב	[is] good
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
שָׁ֥ם	[are] there
Parse: Adverb Root: שָׁם Sense: there, thither.
הַבְּדֹ֖לַח	Bdellium
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּדֹלַח Sense: bdellium (ie gum resin).
וְאֶ֥בֶן	and stone
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֶבֶן Sense: stone (large or small).
הַשֹּֽׁהַם	the onyx
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֹׁהַם Sense: a precious stone or gem.

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