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1a5) to give charge, command <BR> 1a6) to charge, command <BR> 1a7) to charge, commission <BR> 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) <BR> 1b) (Pual) to be commanded">6680</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6680 -- Occurrence 1 of 493">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיְצַו֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaytzav_6680.htm" title="vay·Tzav: commanded -- Occurrence 1 of 47.">way-ṣaw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And commanded</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 7 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֣ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- Occurrence 7 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 42 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱלֹהִ֔ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/elohim_430.htm" title="E·lo·Him,: God -- Occurrence 42 of 680.">’ĕ-lō-hîm,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 14 of 5778">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עַל־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="'al-: and -- Occurrence 13 of 3469.">‘al-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind <BR> 1a) man, human being <BR> 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) <BR> 1c) Adam, first man <BR> 1d) city in Jordan valley">120</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 120 -- Occurrence 8 of 552">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָֽאָדָ֖ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haadam_120.htm" title="ha·'a·Dam: the man -- Occurrence 6 of 136.">hā-’ā-ḏām</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the man</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 12 of 5308">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֵאמֹ֑ר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lemor_559.htm" title="le·Mor;: saying -- Occurrence 2 of 936.">lê-mōr;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">saying</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole <BR> 1a) all, the whole of <BR> 1b) any, each, every, anything <BR> 1c) totality, everything">3605</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3605 -- Occurrence 24 of 5418">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִכֹּ֥ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mikkol_3605.htm" title="mik·Kol: any -- Occurrence 3 of 228.">mik-kōl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of every</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-m | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6086: 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows <BR> 1a) tree, trees <BR> 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax">6086</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6086 -- Occurrence 8 of 329">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֵֽץ־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/etz_6086.htm" title="'etz-: tree -- Occurrence 4 of 109.">‘êṣ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">tree</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1588: n m/f<BR> 1) garden, enclosure <BR> 1a) enclosed garden <BR> 1a1) (fig. of a bride) <BR> 1b) garden (of plants) <BR> n pr loc <BR> 1c) Garden of Eden">1588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1588 -- Occurrence 5 of 42">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַגָּ֖ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haggan_1588.htm" title="hag·Gan: of the garden -- Occurrence 3 of 8.">hag-gān</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the garden</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - common singular">Art | N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to eat (human subject) <BR> 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) <BR> 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) <BR> 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) <BR> 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) <BR> 1a6) to devour (of oppression) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be eaten (by men) <BR> 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) <BR> 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with <BR> 1c2) to cause to devour <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to feed <BR> 1d2) to cause to eat <BR> 1e) (Piel) <BR> 1e1) consume">398</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 398 -- Occurrence 1 of 810">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָכֹ֥ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achol_398.htm" title="'a·Chol: may eat -- Occurrence 1 of 16.">’ā-ḵōl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">freely</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute">V-Qal-InfAbs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to eat (human subject) <BR> 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) <BR> 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) <BR> 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) <BR> 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) <BR> 1a6) to devour (of oppression) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be eaten (by men) <BR> 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) <BR> 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) <BR> 1c) (Pual) <BR> 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with <BR> 1c2) to cause to devour <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to feed <BR> 1d2) to cause to eat <BR> 1e) (Piel) <BR> 1e1) consume">398</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 398 -- Occurrence 2 of 810">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">תֹּאכֵֽל׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tochel_398.htm" title="to·Chel.: freely -- Occurrence 1 of 17.">tō-ḵêl.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">you may eat</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-2ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Genesis 2:16 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/2.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6680.htm" title="vay·tzav: commanded -- 6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order">וַיְצַו֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֣ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="e·lo·him,: God -- 430: God, god">אֱלֹהִ֔ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5921.htm" title="al-: and -- 5921: upon, above, over">עַל־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="ha·'a·dam: the man -- 120: man, mankind">הָֽאָדָ֖ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="le·mor;: saying -- 559: to utter, say">לֵאמֹ֑ר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3605.htm" title="mik·kol: any -- 3605: the whole, all">מִכֹּ֥ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6086.htm" title="etz-: tree -- 6086: tree, trees, wood">עֵֽץ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1588.htm" title="hag·gan: of the garden -- 1588: an enclosure, garden">הַגָּ֖ן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/398.htm" title="a·chol: may eat -- 398: to eat">אָכֹ֥ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/398.htm" title="to·chel.: freely -- 398: to eat">תֹּאכֵֽל׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">And the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6680.htm" title="tsavah (tsaw-vaw') -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment)">commanded</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/120.htm" title="'adam (aw-dawm') -- X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person">the man</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">saying</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6086.htm" title="ets (ates) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood">Of every tree</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1588.htm" title="gan (gan) -- garden">of the garden</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/398.htm" title="'akal (aw-kal') -- X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely">thou mayest freely</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/398.htm" title="'akal (aw-kal') -- X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely">eat</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיְצַו֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויצו יהוה אלהים על־האדם לאמר מכל עץ־הגן אכל תאכל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויצו יהוה אלהים על־האדם לאמר מכל עץ־הגן אכל תאכל׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/2.htm">בראשית 2:16 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויצו יהוה אלהים על האדם לאמר מכל עץ הגן אכל תאכל׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/2-16.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 15:22</span> And Samuel said, Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings …</a></p><p class="hdg">thou mayest freely eat. Heb. eating thou shalt eat.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 2:9</span> And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 3:1,2</span> Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 4:4</span> For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 6:17</span> Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/2-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 2:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 2:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/2-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 2:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 2:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>