KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Genesis 2:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | יְהוָ֣ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “commanded” | וַיְצַו֙ | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | commanded |
| “the man,” | הָֽאָדָ֖ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | man |
| “saying,” | לֵאמֹ֑ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “Of every” | מִכֹּ֥ל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | every |
| “tree” | עֵֽץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “of the garden” | הַגָּ֖ן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “thou mayest freely” | אָכֹ֥ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | mayest freely |
| “eat:” | תֹּאכֵֽל׃ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
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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.
16 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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