Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then the Lord God commanded the man, "You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard,
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;
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:
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 orchard in Eden to care for it and to maintain it. 16 Then the Lord God commanded the man, "You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard, 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die."
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the soil, every tree that was pleasing to look at and good for food. (Now the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were in the middle of the orchard.)
Genesis 3:1-2
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
1 Samuel 15:22
Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.