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Genesis 2:16

Obedience

14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

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

17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

18 The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
WEB
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
ASV
And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
DARBY
And Jehovah Elohim commanded Man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou shalt freely eat;
BLB
And YHWH God placed a command upon the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may surely eat.
ÅB
Og Gud Herren befalte mennesket: Du må fritt spise av alle trær i haven;
OTB
Og Herren Gud befalte mannen: "Du kan fritt spise av hvert tre i hagen;
B1930
Og Gud Herren bød mennesket: Du må fritt ete av alle trær i haven;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

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  • 1 Timothy 4:4

    For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

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  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

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  • Genesis 2:9

    Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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  • Genesis 3:1–2

    Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

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