Genesis 2:16
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
In other versions
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
ASV
And the Lord God gave the man orders, saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:
BBE
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
DBY
Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
WEB
And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
YLT
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
ENG
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
WBT
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
BSB
In context
14And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
