Gn 2:5-17

5there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth and there was no man^* to till the ground, 6but a stream^* was welling up out of the earth and watering all the surface of the ground— 7then the LORD God formed the man^* out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.^d

8The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,^* and placed there the man whom he had formed.^e 9^* Out of the ground the LORD God made grow every tree that was delightful to look at and good for food, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.^f

10A river rises in Eden^* to water the garden; beyond there it divides and becomes four branches. 11The name of the first is the Pishon; it is the one that winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12The gold of that land is good; bdellium and lapis lazuli are also there. 13The name of the second river is the Gihon; it is the one that winds all through the land of Cush.^g 14The name of the third river is the Tigris; it is the one that flows east of Asshur. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

15The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it.^h 16The LORD God gave the man this order: You are free to eat from any of the trees of the gardenⁱ 17except the tree of knowledge of good and evil. From that tree you shall not eat; when you eat from it you shall die.^{* j}