16And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;


In Context

13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which flows forward toward Asshur. And the fourth river, that is Euphrates.

15 And Jehovah Elohim took Man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to till it and to guard it.

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

17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die.

18 And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.

Genesis 2:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, |Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat: