World English Bible
Genesis 2:16
“Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;”
Verse in context — Genesis 2
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The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
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Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
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Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
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but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die.
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Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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