Gen. 2:17 in context
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Gen. 2:16      Gen. 2:18

Genesis 2:17

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you must not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die [infinitive absolutus – death die, with certainty die]."
[In verse 16, there is the positive commandment to eat from all the other trees – which is a prerequisite for "living life to the full." In verse 17 there is the exception. God does not force anyone into fellowship with him, therefore the tree of knowledge (verse 9) must be there so that man can make an active choice for or against life, see also Deut. 30:15, 19. In Hebrew, the verbs eat and die are doubled. Literally, it says "you eat" and "you die." The construction reinforces that man is truly free to eat. It is also possible to see the dual need for both spiritual and physical food, cf. Matt. 6:11; John 4:32. Death has a spiritual and a physical aspect. Paul writes how creation is subject to decay, see Rom. 8:20. When Adam eats from the tree of knowledge, he dies a spiritual death, which also has consequences for his physical body, which becomes mortal.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וּמֵעֵץ   הַדַּעַת   טוֹב   וָרָע   לֹא   תֹאכַל   מִמֶּנּוּ   כִּי   בְּיוֹם   אֲכָלְךָ   מִמֶּנּוּ   מוֹת   תָּמוּת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ ξύλου τοῦ γινώσκειν καλὸν καὶ πονηρόν οὐ φάγεσθε ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ᾗ δ᾽ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ φάγητε ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ θανάτῳ ἀποθανεῖσθε

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H9006
H6086
 וּ (o)
מֵ (me)
עֵ֗ץ (etz)
 and
from
tree
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
R
Ncbsc
H9009
H1847
 הַ (ha)
דַּ֙עַת֙ (daat)
 the
knowledge
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Td
Ncfsc
H2896b
 ט֣וֹב (tvóv)
 good
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9002
H7451b
 וָ (va)
רָ֔ע (ra)
 and
evil
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Aabsa
H3808
 לֹ֥א (ló)
 not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H0398
 תֹאכַ֖ל (tókhal)
 to eat
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H4480a
H9033
 מִמֶּ֑ (mime)
נּוּ (no)
 from
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H3588a
 כִּ֗י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H9003
H3117
 בְּ (be)
י֛וֹם (jvóm)
 in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0398
H9041
 אֲכָלְ (akhale)
ךָ֥ (kha)
 to eat
you
Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Vqcc
Sp2ms
H4480a
H9033
 מִמֶּ֖ (mime)
נּוּ (no)
 from
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H4191
 מ֥וֹת (mvót)
 to die
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqaa
H4191
H9016
 תָּמֽוּת (tamot)
׃
to die
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms

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