Genesis 2:17

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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.”

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

But of the tree{H6086} of the knowledge{H1847} of good{H2896} and evil{H7451}, thou shalt not eat{H398}{(H8799)} of it: for in the day{H3117} that thou eatest{H398}{(H8800)} thereof thou shalt surely{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

Strong's King James

(17) but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, don't eat from it, for in the day you eat from it, you will begin to die and die!"

The F.O.G

The F.O.G Paraphrase

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.’

Young's Literal Translation

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Genesis 2:17

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Genesis 2:17