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Genesis 2:16 Interlinear

“commanded And the LORD God the man saying Of every tree of the garden eat eat”

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Genesis 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְצַו֙	H6680	commanded	(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
2	יְהוָ֣ה	H3068	And the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	H430	God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
5	הָֽאָדָ֖ם	H120	the man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
6	לֵאמֹ֑ר	H559	saying	to say (used with great latitude)
7	מִכֹּ֥ל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
8	עֵֽץ	H6086	Of every tree	a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
9	הַגָּ֖ן	H1588	of the garden	a garden (as fenced)
10	תֹּאכֵֽל׃	H398	eat	to eat (literally or figuratively)
11	תֹּאכֵֽל׃	H398	eat	to eat (literally or figuratively)

Genesis 2:16 (current)commanded And the LORD God the man saying Of every tree of the garden eat eat