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15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.

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15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden(A) to work it and take care of it.

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Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made.

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Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(A) and there he put the man he had formed.

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You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
    How joyful and prosperous you will be!

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You will eat the fruit of your labor;(A)
    blessings and prosperity(B) will be yours.

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28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.

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28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(A) doing something useful with their own hands,(B) that they may have something to share with those in need.(C)

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On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested[a] from all his work.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:2 Or ceased; also in 2:3.

By the seventh day(A) God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.(B)

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33 “Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do,
    concealing my guilt in my heart?

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33 if I have concealed(A) my sin as people do,[a]
    by hiding(B) my guilt in my heart

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Footnotes

  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did