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Genesis 2:16-17
New King James Version
Genesis 2:16-17
New King James Version
16 And 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 (A)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it (B)you[a] shall surely (C)die.”
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- Genesis 2:17 Lit. dying you shall die
Genesis 2:16-17
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 2:16-17
New American Standard Bible
16 The Lord God (A)commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not [a]eat, for on the day that you eat from it (B)you will certainly die.”
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- Genesis 2:17 Lit eat from it
Genesis 2:16-17
Amplified Bible
Genesis 2:16-17
Amplified Bible
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].”
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- Genesis 2:17 Both spiritually and physically, physical death in the sense of becoming mortal; they were created immortal.
Genesis 2:16-17
New International Version
Genesis 2:16-17
New International Version
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;(A) 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,(B) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”(C)
Genesis 2:16-17
King James Version
Genesis 2:16-17
King James Version
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
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