Genesis 3:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So 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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
So He drove out
וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ (way·ḡā·reš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

the man
הָֽאָדָ֑ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

and
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

stationed
וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ (way·yaš·kên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

cherubim
הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים (hak·kə·ru·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings

to the east
מִקֶּ֨דֶם (miq·qe·ḏem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time

of the Garden
לְגַן־ (lə·ḡan-)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden

of Eden,
עֵ֜דֶן (‘ê·ḏen)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve

with
וְאֵ֨ת (wə·’êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

a whirling
הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת (ham·miṯ·hap·pe·ḵeṯ)
Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

sword
הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ (ha·ḥe·reḇ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

of flame
לַ֤הַט (la·haṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3858: A blaze, magic

to guard
לִשְׁמֹ֕ר (liš·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the way
דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

to the tree
עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

of life.
הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ (ha·ḥay·yîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
OpenBible.com


Genesis 3:23
Top of Page
Top of Page