Genesis

Genesis 3:22–24

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.

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Genesis 3:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Beholdהֵ֤ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
the manהָֽאָדָם֙hā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
has becomeהָיָה֙hā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like oneכְּאַחַ֣דkə·’a·ḥaḏPreposition-k; Number - masculine singularH259 one
of Usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
knowingלָדַ֖עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3045 know
goodט֣וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and evilוָרָ֑עwā·rā‘Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH7451 bad, evil
And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀wə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
lestפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
he reach outיִשְׁלַ֣חyiš·laḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
his handיָד֗וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and takeוְלָקַח֙wə·lā·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
alsoגַּ֚םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
from the treeמֵעֵ֣ץmê·‘êṣPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
of lifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha·ḥay·yîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2416 alive, living
and eatוְאָכַ֖לwə·’ā·ḵalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH398 eat
and liveוָחַ֥יwā·ḥayConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2421 live
foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃lə·‘ō·lāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Genesis 3:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
banished himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּway·šal·lə·ḥê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7971 send
from the Gardenמִגַּן־mig·gan-Preposition-m; Noun - common singular constructH1588 enclosure, garden
of Edenעֵ֑דֶן‘ê·ḏenNoun - proper - feminine singularH5731 Eden
to workלַֽעֲבֹד֙la·‘ă·ḇōḏPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5647 work, serve
the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הhā·’ă·ḏā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH127 ground, land
from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he had been takenלֻקַּ֖חluq·qaḥVerb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take

Genesis 3:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So He drove outוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁway·ḡā·rešConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1644 drive out, cast out
the manהָֽאָדָ֑םhā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
andאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
stationedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩way·yaš·kênConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםhak·kə·ru·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3742 cherub
on the east sideמִקֶּ֨דֶםmiq·qe·ḏemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6924 front, east, aforetime
of the Gardenלְגַן־lə·ḡan-Preposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH1588 enclosure, garden
of Edenעֵ֜דֶן‘ê·ḏenNoun - proper - feminine singularH5731 Eden
along withוְאֵ֨תwə·’êṯConjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
a whirlingהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתham·miṯ·hap·pe·ḵeṯArticle; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singularH2015 turn, overturn
swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
of flameלַ֤הַטla·haṭNoun - masculine singular constructH3858 flame
to guardלִשְׁמֹ֕רliš·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8104 keep, watch, preserve
the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the treeעֵ֥ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
of lifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃סha·ḥay·yîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2416 alive, living

Cross-references

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Genesis 3:22 Revelation 2:7 · Revelation 22:14 · Proverbs 3:18 · Revelation 22:2 · Genesis 11:6–7 · John 6:48–58 · Genesis 2:9 · Genesis 3:5 · Genesis 1:26 · Isaiah 47:12–13

Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:2 · Genesis 4:12 · Genesis 3:19 · Ecclesiastes 5:9 · Genesis 2:5

Genesis 3:24 Hebrews 1:7 · Psalm 104:4 · Exodus 25:18–22 · 1 Chronicles 21:16–17 · Hebrews 10:18–22 · John 14:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.