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<sup>17 </sup>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. | <sup>17 </sup>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. | ||
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'''JPS Tanakh''' | |||
<blockquote><sup>16 </sup>And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; <sup>17 </sup>but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat of it; for as soon as you eat of it, you shall die.” </blockquote> | |||
See [["Thou shalt not eat thereof..."]] for the difficulty of a [[literal reading]]. | See [["Thou shalt not eat thereof..."]] for the difficulty of a [[literal reading]]. | ||
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NRSV
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die.”
16 And the LORD 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.
JPS Tanakh
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you are free to eat; 17 but as for the tree of knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat of it; for as soon as you eat of it, you shall die.”
See "Thou shalt not eat thereof..." for the difficulty of a literal reading.
