Genesis 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
Genesis 2:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 2:1611 words
וַיְצַוwayəṣawAnd constitute
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
עַלʿalAbove
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
מִכֹּלmikōlFrom whole
עֵץʿēṣTree
הַגָּןhagānThe garden
אָכֹלʾāḵōlEat
תֹּאכֵלtōʾḵēlEat
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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