KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 3:24 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “So he drove out” | וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ | To drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce | drove out |
| “the man;” | הָֽאָדָ֑ם | Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) | man |
| “and he placed” | וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ | To reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) | placed |
| “at the east” | מִקֶּ֨דֶם | The front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) | east |
| “of the garden” | לְגַן | A garden (as fenced) | garden |
| “of Eden” | עֵ֜דֶן | Eden, the region of Adam's home | Eden |
| “Cherubims,” | הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים | A cherub or imaginary figure | Cherubims |
| “and a flaming” | לַ֤הַט | A blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert) | flaming |
| “sword” | הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ | Drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement | sword |
| “which turned every way,” | הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת | To turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert | turned every way |
| “to keep” | לִשְׁמֹ֕ר | Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc | keep |
| “the way” | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb | way |
| “of the tree” | עֵ֥ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “of life.” | הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ | Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively | life |
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22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 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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