Genesis 2, 8-17
8. Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there he put the man he had formed.
9. He made all kinds of beautiful trees grow there and produce good fruit. In the middle of the garden stood the tree that gives life and the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad.
10. A stream flowed in Eden and watered the garden; beyond Eden it divided into four rivers.
11. The first river is the Pishon; it flows round the country of Havilah.
12. (Pure gold is found there and also rare perfume and precious stones.)
13. The second river is the Gihon; it flows round the country of Cush.
14. The third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria, and the fourth river is the Euphrates.
15. Then the Lord God placed man in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.
16. He said to him, "You may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden,
17. except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day."
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