Genesis 2:16
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
Genesis 2:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Context: Genesis 2
14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
About Genesis 2: Separation of Light and Darkness
God creates man and woman, and places them in a beautiful garden called Eden. He tells them they can eat from any tree in the garden except one tree. They were not supposed to eat from that tree.
Commentary
Genesis chapter 2 is the second chapter of the book of Genesis in the Bible. It is the second of five books of the Torah, and it is the first book of the Bible's Old Testament. In this chapter, God creates the world and all of its inhabitants.
The chapter begins with God resting on the seventh day after creating the world. He then creates man from the dust of the ground and breathes life into him. God then places man in the Garden of Eden and gives him instructions to tend to the garden and not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.