Genesis 2:16
World English Bible (WEB)
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
In context
14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
15 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
17 but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Genesis 2:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
- KJV King James Version
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: