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


In Context

13 And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia

14 And the name of the third river is Tigris: the same passeth along by the Assyrians. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

15 And the Lord God took man, and put him into the paradise for pleasure, to dress it, and keep it.

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

17 But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.

18 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:16And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt 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: