Genesis 2:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 2:16

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Berean Standard Bible

And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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Genesis 2

¹⁴ The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

¹⁵ Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

¹⁶ And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

¹⁷ but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

¹⁸ The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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