Genesis 2:16

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And YHWH God placed a command upon the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may surely eat.

Latin

…præcepitque ei, dicens: Ex omni ligno paradisi comede;

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Genesis 2:4–25

This story (see study note on 2:4) of the heavens and the earth is not a second creation story. Instead, it expands on 1:1–2:3 with more theological and historical details. The focus shifts to what the universe (kosmos) produced rather than on its creation.

Special attention is given to the first man and woman. As the story continues, it is shaped by contrasts such as good and evil, knowledge and ignorance, life and death, and harmony and conflict.

Theme notes and profiles

Adam and Eve Death God’s New Covenant God's Word at the Center Sin Enters the World Symbolic Numbers The Creator-King The Righteous Suffer Violation of the Sacred Women’s Roles in the New Testament Church

Events

Creation of Adam and Evec. 4004 BC

Related verses

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.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
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.
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.
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?’”

Glossary

Adam (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bible, Quotations of the Old Testament in the New Testament Book of Revelation Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Creation Myths Fall of Man Genesis, Book of God, Names of Hebrew Language Jubilee Year Judgment Land Man Man, Old and New Mesopotamia Monotheism New Creation, New Creature Paradise Patriarchs, Period of the Sex, Sexuality Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Life Woman

Topics

Adam: The First Man: History of, Before he Sinned Contingencies in Divine Government of Man Covenant with Adam Eden: The Garden of Eden Fall of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Free Will Garden God: Creator God: Providence of Knowledge of Good and Evil Man: Created: Under Obligations to Obedience Probation: Adam On The Law of God: Given: To Adam

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