Parallel Verses
Amplified
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] 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,
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:
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Generations Of Heaven And Earth
15
So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;
17
but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly
Cross References
Genesis 2:9
And [in that garden] the Lord God caused to grow from the ground every tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the [experiential] knowledge (recognition) of [the difference between] good and evil.
Genesis 3:1-2
Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And
1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said,
As in obedience to the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed [is better] than the fat of rams.
1 Timothy 4:4
For everything God has created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;
1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present world, instruct them not to be conceited and arrogant, nor to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.