Genesis 2:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 2:16

14 The name of the third river is ^aHiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of² Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 Then the Lord God took¹ the man and put him in the garden of Eden to² tend and keep it.

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ^ayou shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it ^byou shall surely ^cdie.”

18 And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; ^aI will make him a helper comparable to him.”

19 ^aOut of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and ^bbrought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 And the Lord God caused a ^adeep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He¹ made into a woman, ^aand He ^bbrought her to the man.

23 And Adam said:
“This is now ^abone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called¹ Woman,
Because she was ^btaken out of Man.”

24 ^aTherefore a man shall leave his father and mother and ^bbe joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 ^aAnd they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ^bashamed.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 2:16

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Amplified® Bible
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

Contemporary English Version
But the LORD told him, "You may eat fruit from any tree in the garden,

Darby English Version
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;

Good News Bible
He told him, "You may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden,

King James Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

New American Standard Bible
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

New International Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

New King James Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

New English Translation
Then the Lord God commanded¹ the man, “You may freely eat² fruit³ from every tree of the orchard,

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