Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from every tree of the garden,
New American Standard Bible
The Lord God
King James Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Holman Bible
And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,
A Conservative Version
And LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat,
American Standard Version
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Amplified
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;
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:
Darby Translation
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will appoint to the man, saying, From every tree of the garden eating, thou shalt eat.
King James 2000
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "From every tree of the garden {you may freely eat},
Modern King James verseion
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree in the garden,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD God commanded Adam, saying, "Of all the trees of the garden see thou eat:
NET Bible
Then the Lord God commanded the man, "You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard,
New Heart English Bible
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh God laid command on the man, saying, - Of every tree of the garden, thou mayest eat;
Webster
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
World English Bible
Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of » History of, before he sinned
Covenant » Instances of » With adam
The law of God » Given » To adam
Interlinear
'elohiym
Tsavah
`ets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Generations Of Heaven And Earth
15 The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden in order to have him work it and guard it. 16 The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from every tree of the garden, 17 but you are not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because you will certainly die during the day that you eat from it."
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:1-2
Now the Shining One was more clever than any animal of the field that the LORD God had made. He asked the woman, "Did God actually say, "You are not to eat from any tree of the garden'?"
1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said, "Does the LORD delight as much in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the LORD? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything God created is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
1 Timothy 6:17
Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.