Focused Passage

Genesis 3:20-24

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

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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

22 Then 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...”

23 Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

24 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Cross-references

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

Original words

And Adam הָֽאָדָ֛ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular vvv וַיִּקְרָ֧א H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular named שֵׁ֥ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct his wife אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ H802 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Eve חַוָּ֑ה H2332 Noun - proper - feminine singular because כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction she הִ֥וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular would be הָֽיְתָ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular the mother אֵ֥ם H517 Noun - feminine singular construct of all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the living חָֽי׃ H2416 Adjective - masculine singular

BSB notes

Eve sounds like the Hebrew for giving life or living.

Verse 21

Cross-references

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

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֜ים H430 Noun - masculine plural made וַיַּעַשׂ֩ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular garments כָּתְנ֥וֹת H3801 Noun - feminine plural construct of skin ע֖וֹר H5785 Noun - masculine singular for Adam לְאָדָ֧ם H121 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and his wife וּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹ H802 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and He clothed them וַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃פ H3847 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural

Verse 22

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֗ים H430 Noun - masculine plural said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Behold הֵ֤ן H2005 Interjection the man הָֽאָדָם֙ H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular has become הָיָה֙ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular like one כְּאַחַ֣ד H259 Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular of Us מִמֶּ֔נּוּ H4480 Preposition | first person common plural knowing לָדַ֖עַת H3045 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct good ט֣וֹב H2896 Noun - masculine singular and evil וָרָ֑ע H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular And now וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ H6258 Conjunctive waw | Adverb lest פֶּן־ H6435 Conjunction he reach out יִשְׁלַ֣ח H7971 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his hand יָד֗וֹ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and take וְלָקַח֙ H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular also גַּ֚ם H1571 Conjunction from the tree מֵעֵ֣ץ H6086 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of life הַֽחַיִּ֔ים H2416 Article | Noun - masculine plural and eat וְאָכַ֖ל H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and live וָחַ֥י H2421 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular forever לְעֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

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

Original words

Therefore the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural banished him וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּ H7971 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular from the Garden מִגַּן־ H1588 Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct of Eden עֵ֑דֶן H5731 Noun - proper - feminine singular to work לַֽעֲבֹד֙ H5647 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular from which אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative he had been taken לֻקַּ֖ח H3947 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular - מִשָּֽׁם׃ H8033 Preposition-m | Adverb

Verse 24

Cross-references

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

Original words

So He drove out וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ H1644 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the man הָֽאָדָ֑ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular and אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker stationed וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ H7931 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular cherubim הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים H3742 Article | Noun - masculine plural on the east side מִקֶּ֨דֶם H6924 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular of the Garden לְגַן־ H1588 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct of Eden עֵ֜דֶן H5731 Noun - proper - feminine singular along with וְאֵ֨ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker a whirling הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת H2015 Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular sword הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ H2719 Article | Noun - feminine singular of flame לַ֤הַט H3858 Noun - masculine singular construct to guard לִשְׁמֹ֕ר H8104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the way דֶּ֖רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular construct to the tree עֵ֥ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct of life הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ס H2416 Article | Noun - masculine plural

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