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Genesis 2:16

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16And Yahweh God commanded the man,r saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat,s

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Footnotes

  1. r“The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
  2. sLiterally “eating you may eat”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree of the garden,

NLTNew Living Translation

But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: