Verse 16

Genesis 2:16

King James Version

16 And the LORD God (Elohim) commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְצַו֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל הָֽ/אָדָ֖ם לֵ/אמֹ֑ר מִ/כֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ הַ/גָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל

English Translation

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From every tree of the garden you may surely eat."

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Chapter 2 Context

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Focus ↗

2 And on the seventh day God (Elohim) ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh d... Focus ↗

3 And God (Elohim) blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from a... Focus ↗

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that th... Focus ↗

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew:... Focus ↗

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. Focus ↗

7 And the LORD God (Elohim) formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the b... Focus ↗

8 And the LORD God (Elohim) planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had fo... Focus ↗

9 And out of the ground made the LORD God (Elohim) to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, a... Focus ↗

10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into fou... Focus ↗

11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there i... Focus ↗

12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. Focus ↗

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia... Focus ↗

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And... Focus ↗

15 And the LORD God (Elohim) took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep... Focus ↗

16 And the LORD God (Elohim) commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely...

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that tho... Focus ↗

18 And the LORD God (Elohim) said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help... Focus ↗

19 And out of the ground the LORD God (Elohim) formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the a... Focus ↗

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but... Focus ↗

21 And the LORD God (Elohim) caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his... Focus ↗

22 And the rib, which the LORD God (Elohim) had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto t... Focus ↗

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, becau... Focus ↗

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shal... Focus ↗

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Focus ↗

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