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Genesis 2:15-18
English Standard Version
Genesis 2:15-18
English Standard Version
15 The Lord God took the man (A)and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (B)you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat[a] of it you (C)shall surely die.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; (D)I will make him a helper fit for[b] him.”
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- Genesis 2:17 Or when you eat
- Genesis 2:18 Or corresponding to; also verse 20
Genesis 2:15-18
New International Version
Genesis 2:15-18
New International Version
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden(A) to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;(B) 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,(C) for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”(D)
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”(E)
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