Genesis 2:16
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
KJV
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְצַו֙ | vay.Tzav | and he commanded | H6680 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | to | H5921 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֖ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| מִכֹּ֥ל | mi.Kol | from any | H3605 → |
| עֵֽץ־ | 'etz- | <the> tree of | H6086 → |
| הַגָּ֖ן | ha.Gan | the garden | H1588 → |
| אָכֹ֥ל | 'a.Khol | certainly <to eat> | H398 → |
| תֹּאכֵֽל׃ | to.Khel | you will eat | H398 → |
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