Genesis 2:16

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;

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  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel saith, `Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as `in' hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 because every creature of God `is' good, and nothing `is' to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
  • Gen 2:9 : 9 and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
  • Gen 3:1-2 : 1 And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?' 2 And the woman saith unto the serpent, `Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,

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  • Gen 2:17-19
    3 verses
    84%

    17and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it -- dying thou dost die.'

    18And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'

    19And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that `is' its name.

  • Gen 2:8-10
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    82%

    8And Jehovah God planteth a garden in Eden, at the east, and He setteth there the man whom He hath formed;

    9and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

    10And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief `rivers';

  • Gen 3:1-9
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    1And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

    2And the woman saith unto the serpent, `Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,

    3and of the fruit of the tree which `is' in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.'

    4And the serpent saith unto the woman, `Dying, ye do not die,

    5for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'

    6And the woman seeth that the tree `is' good for food, and that it `is' pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make `one' wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

    7and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they `are' naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles.

    8And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.

    9And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, `Where `art' thou?'

  • Gen 2:15
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    15And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

  • Gen 1:28-30
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    28And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.'

    29And God saith, `Lo, I have given to you every herb sowing seed, which `is' upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which `is' the fruit of a tree sowing seed, to you it is for food;

    30and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which `is' breath of life, every green herb `is' for food:' and it is so.

  • Gen 3:11-13
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    11And He saith, `Who hath declared to thee that thou `art' naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?'

    12and the man saith, `The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'

    13And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What `is' this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'

  • Gen 3:22-24
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    77%

    22And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --

    23Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;

    24yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.

  • Gen 3:17-19
    3 verses
    74%

    17And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed `is' the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

    18and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;

    19by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'

  • Gen 1:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruit-tree (whose seed `is' in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the earth:' and it is so.

    12And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed `is' in itself) after its kind; and God seeth that `it is' good;

  • Lev 19:25
    70%

    25And in the fifth year ye do eat its fruit -- to add to you its increase; I `am' Jehovah your God.

  • Gen 6:21
    70%

    21`And thou, take to thyself of all food that is eaten; and thou hast gathered unto thyself, and it hath been to thee and to them for food.'

  • Gen 9:3
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    3Every creeping thing that is alive, to you it is for food; as the green herb I have given to you the whole;

  • Gen 2:25
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    25And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves.

  • Jer 29:5
    68%

    5Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

  • Gen 8:15
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    15And God speaketh unto Noah, saying, `Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee;

  • Isa 1:19
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    19If ye are willing, and have hearkened, The good of the land ye consume,

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    2The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy `art' thou, and good `is' to thee.

  • Gen 2:22
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    22And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man;

  • Gen 1:26
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    26And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

  • Deut 12:25
    67%

    25thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah.

  • Dan 4:12
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    12its leaves `are' fair, and its budding great, and food for all `is' in it: under it take shade doth the beast of the field, and in its boughs dwell do the birds of the heavens, and of it fed are all flesh.