And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
WEB
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
YLT
And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
DBT
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)