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16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat [the fruit] from every tree of the garden; 17 but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly [a]die [because of your disobedience].”

18 Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] [b]suitable and complementary for him.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:17 Both spiritually and physically, physical death in the sense of becoming mortal; they were created immortal.
  2. Genesis 2:18 Lit like his opposite.

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