Genesis 2:16
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate.”
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Genesis 2:16 Context
14And the name of the third riuer is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the East of Assyria: and the fourth riuer is Euphrates. 15And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of euery tree of the garden thou mayest freely eate. 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and euill, thou shalt not eate of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. 18¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- King James Version
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;
- New American Standard Version (1995)