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Genesis 3:20-24

Humanity Rebels Against God, Falls Under Curse, and Receives the First Hope of Redemption

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20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

21And the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

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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Verse 20

Cross-references

Acts 17:26Classic cross-references Matthew 1:23Classic cross-references Genesis 2:23Classic cross-references Genesis 2:20Classic cross-references Genesis 5:29Classic cross-references

Original words

And Adamהָֽאָדָ֛םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularvvvוַיִּקְרָ֧אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularnamedשֵׁ֥םH8034Noun - masculine singular constructhis wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularEveחַוָּ֑הH2332Noun - proper - feminine singularbecauseכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionsheהִ֥ואH1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularwould beהָֽיְתָ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularthe motherאֵ֥םH517Noun - feminine singular constructof allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe livingחָֽי׃H2416Adjective - masculine singular

BSB notes

Eve sounds like the Hebrew for giving life or living.

Verse 21

Cross-references

Isaiah 61:10Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:21Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:2Classic cross-references Genesis 3:7Classic cross-references Romans 3:22Classic cross-references

Original words

And the LORDיְהוָ֨הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֜יםH430Noun - masculine pluralmadeוַיַּעַשׂ֩H6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulargarmentsכָּתְנ֥וֹתH3801Noun - feminine plural constructof skinע֖וֹרH5785Noun - masculine singularfor Adamלְאָדָ֧םH121Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand his wifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹH802Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand He clothed themוַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃פH3847Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

Genesis 1:26Classic cross-references Genesis 2:9Classic cross-references Revelation 2:7Classic cross-references Revelation 22:2Classic cross-references Revelation 22:14Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularBeholdהֵ֤ןH2005Interjectionthe manהָֽאָדָם֙H120Article | Noun - masculine singularhas becomeהָיָה֙H1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularlike oneכְּאַחַ֣דH259Preposition-k | Number - masculine singularof Usמִמֶּ֔נּוּH4480Preposition | first person common pluralknowingלָדַ֖עַתH3045Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructgoodט֣וֹבH2896Noun - masculine singularand evilוָרָ֑עH7451Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularAnd nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀H6258Conjunctive waw | Adverblestפֶּן־H6435Conjunctionhe reach outיִשְׁלַ֣חH7971Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis handיָד֗וֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand takeוְלָקַח֙H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularalsoגַּ֚םH1571Conjunctionfrom the treeמֵעֵ֣ץH6086Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםH2416Article | Noun - masculine pluraland eatוְאָכַ֖לH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand liveוָחַ֥יH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularforeverלְעֹלָֽם׃H5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Genesis 2:7Classic cross-references Genesis 2:5Classic cross-references Genesis 4:2Classic cross-references Genesis 3:19Classic cross-references Genesis 4:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine pluralbanished himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularfrom the Gardenמִגַּן־H1588Preposition-m | Noun - common singular constructof Edenעֵ֑דֶןH5731Noun - proper - feminine singularto workלַֽעֲבֹד֙H5647Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הH127Article | Noun - feminine singularfrom whichאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehe had been takenלֻקַּ֖חH3947Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular-מִשָּֽׁם׃H8033Preposition-m | Adverb

Verse 24

Cross-references

Hebrews 1:7Classic cross-references Genesis 2:8Classic cross-references Psalms 104:4Classic cross-references Exodus 25:18Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 21:16Classic cross-references

Original words

So He drove outוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁH1644Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe manהָֽאָדָ֑םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularandאֶת־H853Direct object markerstationedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩H7931Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularcherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםH3742Article | Noun - masculine pluralon the east sideמִקֶּ֨דֶםH6924Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularof the Gardenלְגַן־H1588Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructof Edenעֵ֜דֶןH5731Noun - proper - feminine singularalong withוְאֵ֨תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markera whirlingהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתH2015Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singularswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙H2719Article | Noun - feminine singularof flameלַ֤הַטH3858Noun - masculine singular constructto guardלִשְׁמֹ֕רH8104Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe wayדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructto the treeעֵ֥ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃סH2416Article | Noun - masculine plural

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