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Genesis 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 2:16-18
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.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; (C)I will make him a helper [b]suitable for him.”
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- Genesis 2:17 Lit eat from it
- Genesis 2:18 Lit corresponding to
Genesis 2:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 2:16-18
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)
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”(D)
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