Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will appoint to the man, saying, From every tree of the garden eating, thou shalt 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,
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;
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 And Jehovah God will take the man and will set him down in the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. 16 And Jehovah God will appoint to the man, saying, From every tree of the garden eating, thou shalt eat. 17 But from the tree to know good and evil thou shalt not eat from it, for in the day of thy eating from it, dying, thou shalt die.
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And Jehovah God will cause to grow out of the earth every tree pleasant to the sight, and good for food; and the tree of lives in the midst of the garden, and the tree to know good and evil.
Genesis 3:1-2
And the serpent was crafty above every beast of the field which Jehovah God made; and he will say to the woman, Is it because God said ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel will say, Was it pleasing to Jehovah in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as to hear to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to hear, above a good sacrifice, and to hearken, above the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every created thing of God good, and nothing thrown away, received with thanks:
1 Timothy 6:17
To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;