Passage

Genesis 2.16

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"14. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth in front of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15. And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it."

"16. And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:"

"17. but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18. And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him." (Genesis 2:14-18, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"14. The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates. 15. Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it."

"16. Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;"

"17. but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” 18. Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”" (Genesis 2:14-18, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"14. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. ^{toward: or, eastward to Assyria} 15. And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. ^{the man: or, Adam}"

"16. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: ^{thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat}"

"17. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ^{thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die} 18. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. ^{meet: Heb. as before him}" (Genesis 2:14-18, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"14. and the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel, it [is] that which is going east of Asshur; and the fourth river is Phrat. 15. And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it."

"16. And Jehovah God layeth a charge on the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;"

"17. and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it, dying thou dost die.' 18. And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper, as his counterpart.'" (Genesis 2:14-18, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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