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Louis Segond 1910
L'Eternel Dieu donna cet ordre à l'homme: Tu pourras manger de tous les arbres du jardin;
KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
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