Genesis 2:16

And the Lord God commanded the man,.... Over whom he had power and authority; and he had a right to command him what he pleased, being his Creator, benefactor, and preserver; and this is to be…

- XII. The Command 15. נוּח nûach “rest, dwell.” עבד ‛ābad “work, till, serve.” שׁמר shāmar “keep, guard.” We have here the education of man summed up in a single sentence. Let us endeavor to…

Observe here, I. God's authority over man, as a creature that had reason and freedom of will. The Lord God commanded the man, who stood now as a public person, the father and representative of all…

Here, as in Gen 1:29, man receives a command to eat the fruit of the trees: but this command is to receive one special limitation.

"man," LXX Ἀδάμ = "Adam," as a proper name, wrongly: see on Gen 2:2.