Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat,
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,
International Standard Version
The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from 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:
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
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Tsavah
`ets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Generations Of Heaven And Earth
15 And LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou may freely eat, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it. For in the day that thou eat of it thou shall surely die.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, also the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:1-2
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Has LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,
1 Timothy 6:17
Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,