Genesis 2:16
And Hashem Elohim commanded the adam, saying, Of every etz of the gan thou mayest freely eat;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 2:9And out of the adamah made Hashem Elohim to spring up + 2:9 See Gn 2:5 kol etz (every tree) that is pleasing to the sight, and tov for food; the Etz HaChayyim (Tree of Life) also in the midst of the gan (garden), and the Etz HaDa'as Tov v'Rah. + 2:9 See Gn 3:22, i.e., representing moral autonomy; contrast Ex 9:20-21 where the Dvar Hashem is the guide of life, even for Gentiles
1 Samuel 15:22And Shmuel said, 1 Hath Hashem as great chefetz (delight) in olot and zevakhim, 1 as in obeying the voice of Hashem? 1 Hinei, to obey is better than zevach (sacrifice), 1 and to pay heed than the chelev eilim (fat of rams). 1
1 Timothy 6:17Charge the oishirim in the Olam Hazeh not to walk in gaa'vah (pride) and high-mindedness, neither to put their tikvah (hope) in the uncertainty of their osher but in Hashem who richly grants us all things for enjoyment.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:9-16
The Garden of Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the… Read the whole commentary →