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And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
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The Fall
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
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The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
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but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
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“For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
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So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
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To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life.
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It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
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By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”
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And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
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You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.”
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“But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
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I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre. Let them have their share.”
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Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.” “Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
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Then food was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.” “Then tell us,” Laban said.
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Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my blessing before I die.”
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‘Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.’
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Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.”
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Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
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Then he said, “My son, bring me some of your game to eat, so that I may give you my blessing.” Jacob brought it to him and he ate; and he brought some wine and he drank.
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He too prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Then he said to him, “My father, please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
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Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
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“I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
