Genesis
Genesis 3:22
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...”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.