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Berean Standard Bible

“but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.””

Genesis 2:17

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In the garden God gives the man freedom to eat from every tree but one, and he attaches a warning to that single prohibition. The command comes before the woman is created and defines the terms of life in Eden: abundance, with one boundary that acknowledges God as Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas del árbol de ciencia del bien y del mal no comerás de él; porque el día que de él comieres, morirás.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

pero del árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal no podrás comer, porque el día que comas del fruto de ese árbol, morirás».

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