Genesis

Genesis 3:20–24

²⁰And Adam named his wife Eve,^e because she would be the mother of all the living.

²¹And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

²²Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”

²³Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. ²⁴So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Footnotes

e 3:20 Eve sounds like the Hebrew for giving life or living.

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Genesis 3:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Adam	הָֽאָדָ֛ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
named	שֵׁ֥ם	šêm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Eve	חַוָּ֑ה	ḥaw·wāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2332 Chavvah, Eve
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she	הִ֥וא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
would be	הָֽיְתָ֖ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the mother	אֵ֥ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular construct	H517 mother
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the living	חָֽי׃	ḥāy	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Genesis 3:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
made	וַיַּעַשׂ֩	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
garments	כָּתְנ֥וֹת	kā·ṯə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3801 tunic
of skin	ע֖וֹר	‘ō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H5785 skin
for Adam	לְאָדָ֧ם	lə·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H121 man, mankind
and his wife	וּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ	ū·lə·’iš·tōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and He clothed them	וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃פ	way·yal·bi·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed

Genesis 3:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
the man	הָֽאָדָם֙	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
has become	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like one	כְּאַחַ֣ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of Us	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
knowing	לָדַ֖עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
good	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and evil	וָרָ֑ע	wā·rā‘	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
And now	וְעַתָּ֣ה׀	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
he reach out	יִשְׁלַ֣ח	yiš·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his hand	יָד֗וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and take	וְלָקַח֙	wə·lā·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
also	גַּ֚ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
from the tree	מֵעֵ֣ץ	mê·‘êṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of life	הַֽחַיִּ֔ים	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and eat	וְאָכַ֖ל	wə·’ā·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and live	וָחַ֥י	wā·ḥay	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
forever	לְעֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Genesis 3:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
banished him	וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּ	way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7971 send
from the Garden	מִגַּן־	mig·gan-	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
of Eden	עֵ֑דֶן	‘ê·ḏen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5731 Eden
to work	לַֽעֲבֹד֙	la·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5647 work, serve
the ground	הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
from which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had been taken	לֻקַּ֖ח	luq·qaḥ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take

Genesis 3:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So He drove out	וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ	way·ḡā·reš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
the man	הָֽאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
and	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
stationed	וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩	way·yaš·kên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
cherubim	הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים	hak·kə·ru·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
on the east side	מִקֶּ֨דֶם	miq·qe·ḏem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
of the Garden	לְגַן־	lə·ḡan-	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H1588 enclosure, garden
of Eden	עֵ֜דֶן	‘ê·ḏen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5731 Eden
along with	וְאֵ֨ת	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
a whirling	הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת	ham·miṯ·hap·pe·ḵeṯ	Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
sword	הַחֶ֙רֶב֙	ha·ḥe·reḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
of flame	לַ֤הַט	la·haṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3858 flame
to guard	לִשְׁמֹ֕ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the way	דֶּ֖רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of life	הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ס	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living