Genesis 2:16-18

New International Reader's Version

¹⁶ The Lord God gave the man a command. He said, “You may eat fruit from any tree in the garden. ¹⁷ But you must not eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you do, you will certainly die.”

¹⁸ The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”