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Genesis 2:9
New King James Version
Genesis 2:9
New King James Version
9 And out of the ground the Lord God made (A)every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (B)The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and (C)evil.
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Genesis 2:15-17
New King James Version
Genesis 2:15-17
New King James Version
15 Then the Lord God took [a]the man and put him in the garden of Eden to [b]tend and keep it. 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[c] shall surely (C)die.”
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- Genesis 2:15 Or Adam
- Genesis 2:15 cultivate
- Genesis 2:17 Lit. dying you shall die
New King James Version (NKJV)
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