Genesis 2:16

16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:

Genesis 2:16 In-Context

14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel: this is the one which flows in front of Ashshur. The fourth river is the Perat.
15 The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of `Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat:
17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it: for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
18 The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

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