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but from the treeוּמֵעֵץof the knowledgeהַדַּעַתof goodטוֹבand evilוָרָעyou shall notלֹאeatתֹאכַלfrom it,מִמֶּנּוּforכִּיin the dayבְּיוֹםthat you eatאֲכָלְךָfrom itמִמֶּנּוּyou will certainlyמוֹתdie.”תָּמוּת
Genesis 2:17
Study it in the app“but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat from it, for in the day that you eat from it you will certainly die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 2:17, word by word
- but from the treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of the knowledgeדַּעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- of goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- and evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- eatתֹאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- in the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- you will certainlyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
The context
16And YHWH Elohim commanded the man, saying, “From every tree of the garden you may freely eat;
17 · This verse (above)
18And YHWH Elohim said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make for him a helper corresponding to him.”
To study Genesis 2 in a group
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?