Focused Passage

Genesis 2:15-17

The LORD God Forms Man, Establishes Covenant Order, and Institutes Marriage

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

16 And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

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Verse 15

Cross-references

Psalms 128:2 Classic cross-references Genesis 2:8 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:28 Classic cross-references Genesis 2:2 Classic cross-references Genesis 5:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker took וַיִּקַּ֛ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the man הָֽאָדָ֑ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular and placed him וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ H5117 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular in the Garden בְגַן־ H1588 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of Eden עֵ֔דֶן H5731 Noun - proper - feminine singular to cultivate לְעָבְדָ֖הּ H5647 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular and keep it וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃ H8104 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:22 Classic cross-references Genesis 3:3 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 4:4 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:17 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֔ים H430 Noun - masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition commanded וַיְצַו֙ H6680 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular [him] הָֽאָדָ֖ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular - לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct You may eat freely אָכֹ֥ל H398 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תֹּאכֵֽל׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular from every מִכֹּ֥ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct tree עֵֽץ־ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct of the garden הַגָּ֖ן H1588 Article | Noun - common singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Romans 6:23 Classic cross-references Romans 5:12 Classic cross-references James 1:15 Classic cross-references Genesis 3:19 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:56 Classic cross-references

Original words

but you must not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle eat תֹאכַ֖ל H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular from מִמֶּ֑נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular the tree וּמֵעֵ֗ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the knowledge הַדַּ֙עַת֙ H1847 Article | Noun - feminine singular construct of good ט֣וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and evil וָרָ֔ע H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular for כִּ֗י H3588 Conjunction in the day בְּי֛וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct that you eat אֲכָלְךָ֥ H398 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular of it מִמֶּ֖נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular you will surely die מ֥וֹת H4191 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . תָּמֽוּת׃ H4191 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

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