Genesis Chapter 3 verse 24 Holy Bible
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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So he sent the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden he put winged ones and a flaming sword turning every way to keep the way to the tree of life.
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And he drove out Man; and he set the Cherubim, and the flame of the flashing sword, toward the east of the garden of Eden, to guard the way to the tree of life.
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So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
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yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) So he drove out the man.--This implies displeasure and compulsion. Adam departed unwillingly from his happy home, and with the consciousness that he had incurred the Divine anger. It was the consequence of his sin, and was a punishment, even if necessary for his good under the changed circumstances produced by his disobedience. On the duration of Adam's stay in Paradise, see Excursus at end of this book.He placed.--Literally, caused to dwell. The return to Paradise was closed for ever.At the east of the garden of Eden.--Adam still had his habitation in the land of Eden, and probably in the immediate neighbourhood of Paradise. (Comp. Genesis 4:16.)Cherubims.--The cherub was a symbolical figure, representing strength and majesty. The ordinary derivation, from a root signifying to carve, grave, and especially to plough, compared with Exodus 25:20, suggests that the cherubim were winged bulls, probably with human heads, like those brought from Nineveh. We must not confound them with the four living creatures of Ezekiel's vision (Ezekiel 1:5), which are the "beasts" of the Revelation of St. John. The office of the cherub here is to guard the Paradise, lest man should try to force an entrance back; and so too the office of the cherubs upon the mercy-seat was to protect it, lest any one should impiously approach it, except the high-priest on the Day of Atonement. The four living creatures of the Apocalypse have a far different office and signification.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo He drove outוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ (way·ḡā·reš)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorcethe manהָֽאָדָ֑ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 120: Ruddy, a human beingandאֶת־ (’eṯ-)Direct object markerStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casestationedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ (way·yaš·kên)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwellcherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗ים (hak·kə·ru·ḇîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beingsto the eastמִקֶּ֨דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6924: The front, of place, timeof the Gardenלְגַן־ (lə·ḡan-)Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructStrong's 1588: An enclosure, gardenof Eden,עֵ֜דֶן (‘ê·ḏen)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Evewithוְאֵ֨ת (wə·’êṯ)Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative casea whirlingהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת (ham·miṯ·hap·pe·ḵeṯ)Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singularStrong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervertswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ (ha·ḥe·reḇ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, swordof flameלַ֤הַט (la·haṭ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3858: A blaze, magicto guardלִשְׁמֹ֕ר (liš·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend tothe wayדֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of actionto the treeעֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6086: Tree, trees, woodof life.הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ (ha·ḥay·yîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeJump to PreviousCasteth Causeth Cherubim Cherubims Cherubs Direction Drove Dwell East Eden Flame Flaming Flashing Forth Garden Guard Itself Life Ones Placed Round Side Stationed Sword Tree Turned Way Winged
