Genesis 2:17

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.

Translations

Genesis 2:17 - Amplified Bible

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil {and} blessing and calamity you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.

Genesis 2:17 - American Standard Version

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.

Genesis 2:17 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Genesis 2:17 - Darby Bible

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest of it thou shalt certainly die.

Genesis 2:17 - English Standard Version

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 surely die."

Genesis 2:17 - King James Version

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.

Genesis 2:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

pero del árbol del conocimiento del bien y del mal no comerás, porque el dìa que de él comas, ciertamente morirás.

Genesis 2:17 - The Message

Genesis 2:17 - New American Standard Bible

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

Genesis 2:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

pero del árbol del conocimiento (de la ciencia) del bien y del mal no comerás, porque el dìa que de él comas, ciertamente morirás."

Genesis 2:17 - World English Bible

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."

Genesis 2:17 - Young's Living Translation

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.`

Genesis 2:17 - Additional Comments

If man has not eaten from the tree, God probably would have allowed for him to eat from the tree of life, to live forever.
In that day man did not die, but became condemned to death.
At this point, the text has not even mentioned that these tree contain fruit. Then, see 3:2-6. There is no mention of apples, but in chapter 3 it does mention fruit. If may have been apples, but we don't know.

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