Genesis 2:16 Go deeper

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (KJV)

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וַיְצַו֙vay.Tzavand he commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 1

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 2

אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 3

עַל\־'al-to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 4

הָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.Damthe man

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: the man (Adam)

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120H; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 5

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 6

מִכֹּ֥לmi.Kolfrom any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 7

עֵֽץ\־'etz-<the> tree of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tree

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 8

הַגָּ֖ןha.Ganthe garden

Lemma: גַּן (gan) · Strong's: H1588M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: garden

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1588M; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 9

אָכֹ֥ל'a.Kholcertainly <to eat>

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 10

תֹּאכֵֽל\׃to.Khelyou will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Genesis 2:16 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
commanded	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
[him]	→	אָדָם H0120H the man (Adam)
You may eat freely	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
. . .	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
from every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
tree	→	עֵץ H6086H tree
of the garden	→	גַּן H1588M garden

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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