Genesis
Genesis 3:23
23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.