Genesis 2:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

New Living Translation
But the LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—

English Standard Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

Berean Study Bible
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

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

NASB 1995
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

NASB 1977
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;

Amplified Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden;

Christian Standard Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD God commanded the man. He said, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden.

International Standard Version
The LORD God commanded the man: "You may freely eat from every tree of the garden,

NET Bible
Then the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

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

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:

New Heart English Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

World English Bible
Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

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

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

A Faithful Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "You may freely eat of every tree in the garden,

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the Lorde God commaunded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery tree of the garden,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the Lorde God commaunded the man, saying: eating, thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the LORDE God commaunded man, sayege: Thou shalt eate of all maner trees in ye garden:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and the LORde God comaunded Ada saynge: of all the trees of the garde se thou eate.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And YHWH God lays a charge on the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden eating you eat;

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah God will appoint to the man, saying, From every tree of the garden eating, thou shalt eat.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he instructed him, saying: “From every tree of Paradise, you shall eat.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And LORD JEHOVAH God commanded Adam and said to him, “From all of the trees that are in Paradise you shall eat:

Lamsa Bible
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying: 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat,
















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