Genesis 2:16 “And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of…”

Genesis 2:16

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery tree of the garden,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:

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Cross references

“God”

1 Samuel 15:22

1 Samuel 15:22 · BSB

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

“thou mayest freely eat”

1 Timothy 4:4 1 Timothy 6:17 Genesis 2:9 Genesis 3:1 Genesis 3:2

1 Timothy 4:4 · BSB

For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

1 Timothy 6:17 · BSB

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Genesis 2:9 · BSB

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:1 · BSB

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Genesis 3:2 · BSB

The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

17but 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.”

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