GEN 2:16 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Then Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat,

UST he commanded him, “You may eat as much fruit as you want to eat from any tree in the garden,

BSB § And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

OEB The Lord God also gave the human this command: ‘You may freely eat from every tree of the garden,

WEB Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

WMB The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;

NET Then the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat fruit from every tree of the orchard,

LSV And YHWH God lays a charge on the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden eating you eat;

FBV The Lord God ordered Adam, “You are free to eat fruit from every tree in the garden,

T4T 16-17 16-17But Yahweh said to him, “You must not eat the fruit of the tree that will enable you to know what actions are good to do and what actions are evil to do. If you eat any fruit from that tree, on that day your relationship with me will end. But I will permit you to eat the fruit of any of the other trees in the park/garden.”

LEB And Yahweh God commanded the man,[fn] saying, “From every tree of the gardenyou may freely eat,[fn]

?:? “The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article

?:? Literally “eating you may eat”

BBE And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:

MOF No MOF GEN book available

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

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

DRA And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:

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

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

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

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

KJB And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:[fn]
(And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou/you mayest/may freely eat:)

2.16 thou…: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

BB And the Lorde God commaunded the man, saying: eating, thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden:
(And the Lord God commanded the man, saying: eating, thou/you shalt eat of every tree of the garden:)

GNV And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Thou shalt eate freely of euery tree of the garden,
(And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Thou shalt eat freely of every tree of the garden, )

CB And the LORDE God commaunded man, sayege: Thou shalt eate of all maner trees in ye garden:
(And the LORD God commanded man, saying: Thou shalt eat of all manner trees in ye/you_all garden:)

WYC And God comaundide to hym and seide, Ete thou of ech tre of paradis;
(And God commanded to him and said, Ete thou/you of each tree of paradis;)

LUT Und GOtt der HErr gebot dem Menschen und sprach: Du sollst essen von allerlei Bäumen im Garten;
(And God the LORD gebot to_him Menschen and spoke: You should eat from allerlei Bäumen in_the Garten;)

CLV præcepitque ei, dicens: Ex omni ligno paradisi comede;[fn]
(præcepitque ei, dicens: Ex all ligno paradisi comede;)

2.16 Præcipitque ei, etc. AUG., ubi supra, c. 13 A ligno prohibitus est, etc., usque ad quid sit inter bonum obedientiæ et malum inobedientiæ. AUG., ubi supra, c. 17 Quæritur si viro soli, vel etiam feminæ, etc., usque ad domi viros suos interrogent. PROCOP. in Gen. Dicunt aliqui: Si immortalitate nos amicire voluit, quid opus erat præcepto, propter quod peccaturi eramus et deinde judicii ejus sentire severos aculeos? Respondeo: Cum sit benignus et mansuetus, et vellet in incorruptibilem et immortalem conditionem asserere humanum genus: ne suæ vel propriæ virtuti beneficium id accepto ferrent, in hunc modum egit, voluit ut gratias ei haberent, his etiam destinavit præsentem vitam, ut palæstram et quasi doctrinam futuræ vitæ. Deinde inferens mortem ob peccatum, voluit ut agnosceremus nostram infirmitatem, et deinde nos ipsi magis appeteremus futurum donum. Præcepitque ei dicens: Ex omni, etc. AUG. de Gen. ad litt., l. 8, 28, tom. 3 Si quæritur quomodo ista locutus sit, non proprie a nobis potest comprehendi. Certum est enim aut per suam substantiam loqui, etc., usque ad sed per subditam sibi creaturam. Quæritur quomodo loqui potuerunt, vel loquentem intelligere, qui non didicerant inter loquentes crescendo, vel magisterio? Sed eos Deus tales fecerat qui possent loqui, et discere ab aliis si essent. AUG., ubi supra, c. 14 De Christo dicitur, Isa. 7: Priusquam sciat puer bonum aut malum, contemnet malitiam, ut eligat bonum. Quomodo quod nescit aut contemnit, aut eligit? etc., usque ad quod amittere non debebat.

2.16 Præcipitque ei, etc. AUG., where supra, c. 13 A ligno prohibitus it_is, etc., usque to quid sit between bonum obedientiæ and malum inobedientiæ. AUG., where supra, c. 17 Quæritur when/but_if to_the_man soli, or also feminæ, etc., usque to domi men suos interrogent. PROCOP. in Gen. Dicunt aliqui: When/But_if immortalitate nos amicire voluit, quid opus was præcepto, propter that peccaturi eramus and deinde yudicii his sentire severos aculeos? Respondeo: Since sit benignus and mansuetus, and vellet in incorruptibilem and immortalem conditionem asserere humanum genus: ne suæ or propriæ virtuti beneficium id accepto ferrent, in this_one modum egit, voluit as gratias to_him haberent, his also destinavit præsentem vitam, as palæstram and as_if doctrinam futuræ vitæ. Godnde inferens mortem ob peccatum, voluit as agnosceremus nostram infirmitatem, and deinde nos ipsi magis appeteremus futurum donum. Præcepitque to_him dicens: Ex omni, etc. AUG. about Gen. to litt., l. 8, 28, tom. 3 When/But_if quæritur quomodo ista spoke let_it_be, not/no properly a nobis potest comprehendi. Certum it_is because aut per his_own substantiam loqui, etc., usque to but per subditam sibi creaturam. Quæritur quomodo lowho potuerunt, or loquentem intelligere, who not/no didicerant between loquentes crescendo, or magisterio? But them God tales fecerat who possent loqui, and discere away aliis when/but_if essent. AUG., where supra, c. 14 De Christo it_is_said, Isa. 7: Priusquam sciat puer bonum aut malum, contemnet malitiam, as eligat bonum. Quomodo that nescit aut contemnit, aut eligit? etc., usque to that amittere not/no debebat.

BRN And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou [fn]mayest freely eat,

2:16 Or, eat for food.

BrLXX Καὶ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἀδὰμ, λέγων, ἀπὸ παντὸς ξύλου τοῦ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ βρώσει φαγῇ.
(Kai eneteilato Kurios ho Theos tōi Adam, legōn, apo pantos xulou tou en tōi paradeisōi brōsei fagaʸ. )

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