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Genesis 2:16

Obedience

14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

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

17 But 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.

18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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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)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 15:22

    And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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  • 1 Timothy 4:4

    For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

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  • 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

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  • Genesis 2:9

    And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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  • Genesis 3:1–2

    Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

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