Old Testament · VERSE 16

Genesis 2:16

King James Version

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

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Genesis 2:16 in context

Genesis 2:14

And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Genesis 2:16SELECTED VERSE

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

Genesis 2:17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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