Genesis 2:15-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁵ The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to work the soil and take care of the garden. ¹⁶ The Lord God gave him this command: “You may eat from any tree in the garden. ¹⁷ But you must not eat from the tree that gives knowledge about good and evil. If you eat fruit from that tree, on that day you will certainly die!”

A Companion for Adam

¹⁸ Then the Lord God said, “I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the companion he needs, one just right for him.”