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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 2:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:1611 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְצַו֙wayəṣaw
and he commandedconjH6680
bid · charge · (give a · give in ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
עַלʿal
topronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הָֽ/אָדָ֖םhāʾādām
the manparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
לֵ/אמֹ֑רlēʾmōr
sayingpronH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
מִ/כֹּ֥לmikōl
from anypronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
עֵֽץʿēṣ
tree ofnounH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
הַ/גָּ֖ןhagān
the gardenparticleH1588
אָכֹ֥לʾākōl
certainlyverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
תֹּאכֵֽלtōʾkēl
you will eatverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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