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Genesis 2:16

NETBible	Then the Lord God commanded¹ the man, “You may freely eat² fruit³ from every tree of the orchard,
NIV © biblegateway Gen 2:16	And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
NASB © biblegateway Gen 2:16	The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;
NLT © biblegateway Gen 2:16	But the LORD God gave him this warning: "You may freely eat any fruit in the garden
MSG © biblegateway Gen 2:16	GOD commanded the Man, "You can eat from any tree in the garden,
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 2:16	And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 2:16	And the LORD God commanded the man, "You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 2:16	And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
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KJV	And the LORD <03068> God <0430> commanded <06680> (8762) the man <0120>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Of every tree <06086> of the garden <01588> thou mayest freely <0398> (8800) eat <0398> (8799)_: {thou...: Heb. eating thou shalt eat}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 2:16	The LORD <03068> God <0430> commanded <06680> the man <0120> , saying <0559> , "From any <03605> tree <06086> of the garden <01588> you may eat <0398> freely <0398> ;
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eneteilato <1781> V-AMI-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM tw <3588> T-DSM adam <76> N-PRI legwn <3004> V-PAPNS apo <575> PREP pantov <3956> A-GSN xulou <3586> N-GSN tou <3588> T-GSN en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM paradeisw <3857> N-DSM brwsei <1035> N-DSF fagh <2068> V-FMI-2S
NET [draft] ITL	Then the Lord <03068> God <0430> commanded <06680> the man <0120> , “You may freely <0398> eat <0398> fruit from every <03605> tree <06086> of the orchard <01588> ,
HEBREW	lkat <0398> lka <0398> Ngh <01588> Ue <06086> lkm <03605> rmal <0559> Mdah <0120> le <05921> Myhla <0430> hwhy <03068> wuyw (2:16) <06680>

NETBible

Then the Lord God commanded¹ the man, “You may freely eat² fruit³ from every tree of the orchard,

NET Notes

¹sn This is the first time in the Bible that the verb tsavah (צָוָה, “to command”) appears. Whatever the man had to do in the garden, the main focus of the narrative is on keeping God’s commandments. God created humans with the capacity to obey him and then tested them with commands.

²tn The imperfect verb form probably carries the nuance of permission (“you may eat”) since the man is not being commanded to eat from every tree. The accompanying infinitive absolute adds emphasis: “you may freely eat,” or “you may eat to your heart’s content.”

³tn The word “fruit” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied as the direct object of the verb “eat.” Presumably the only part of the tree the man would eat would be its fruit (cf. 3:2).