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Genesis 2:15-17

15Then the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120and putוַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּvai.ya.ni.Che.huH5117him in the Gardenבְגַן־ve.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731to cultivateלְעָבְדָ֖הּle.'a.ve.DahH5647it and tendוּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃u.le.sha.me.RahH8104it.

16The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandedוַיְצַו֙vay.TzavH6680the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “From anyמִכֹּ֥לmi.KolH3605treeעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of the gardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588you may freelyאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398eatתֹּאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398;

17but from the treeוּמֵעֵ֗ץu.me.'EtzH6086of the knowledgeהַדַּ֙עַת֙ha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֔עva.Ra'H7451you shall noteatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398,for on the dayבְּי֛וֹםbe.YomH3117that you eatאֲכָלְךָ֥'a.khal.KhaH398from ityou will certainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.”

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