Genesis 2:16
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate.”
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Genesis 2:16 Context
14And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates. 15And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate. 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. 18¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
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Other Translations for Genesis 2:16
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- King James Version
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
- Darby Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
- World English Bible
And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 2:16
2:16-17 Thou shall die - That is, thou shalt lose all the happiness thou hast either in possession or prospect; and thou shalt become liable to death, and all the miseries that preface and attend it. This was threatened as the immediate consequence of sin. In the day thou eatest, thou shalt die - Not only thou shalt become mortal, but spiritual death and the forerunners of temporal death shall immediately seize thee.