Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. New Living Translation So the LORD God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. English Standard Version therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. Berean Study Bible Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. King James Bible Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. New King James Version therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. New American Standard Bible therefore the LORD God sent him out of the Garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. NASB 1995 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. NASB 1977 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. Amplified Bible therefore the LORD God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken. Christian Standard Bible So the LORD God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the LORD God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. American Standard Version therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH God sent him from Paradise of Eden to cultivate the Earth, the place from which he was taken. Brenton Septuagint Translation So the Lord God sent him forth out of the garden of Delight to cultivate the ground out of which he was taken. Contemporary English Version So the LORD God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made. Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken. Good News Translation So the LORD God sent them out of the Garden of Eden and made them cultivate the soil from which they had been formed. International Standard Version therefore the LORD God expelled the man from the garden of Eden so he would work the ground from which he had been taken. JPS Tanakh 1917 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. Literal Standard Version YHWH God sends him forth from the Garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he has been taken; New American Bible The LORD God therefore banished him from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he had been taken. NET Bible So the LORD God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken. New Revised Standard Version therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. New Heart English Bible Therefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. World English Bible Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken; Additional Translations ... Context The Expulsion from Paradise…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.… Cross References Genesis 3:22 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..." Genesis 3:24 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. Treasury of Scripture Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from from where he was taken. till. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. Genesis 4:2,12 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground…
(23) To till the ground.--This is the same word as that rendered "dress" in Genesis 2:15. Adam's task is the same, but the conditions are altered.Verses 23, 24. - Therefore (literally, and) the Lord God sent (or cast, shalach in the Piel conveying the ideas of force and displeasure; cf. Deuteronomy 21:14; 1 Kings 9:7) him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground (i.e. the soil outside of paradise, which had been cursed for his sake) whence he was taken. Vide ver. 19. So (and) he drove out the man (along with his guilty partner); and he placed (literally, caused to dwell) at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim. 1. Griffins, like those of Persian and Egyptian mythology, which protected gold-producing countries like Eden; from carav, to tear in pieces; Sanscrit, grivh; Persian, giriften; Greek, γρυπ, γρυφ; German, grip, krip, greif (Eichhorn, Fürst). 2. Divine steeds; by metathesis for rechubim, from rachab, to ride (Psalm 18:11; Gesenius, Lange). 3. "Beings who approach to God and minister to him," taking cerub - karov, to come near, to serve (Hyde). . . . Hebrew Therefore the LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative banished him וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּ (way·šal·lə·ḥê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out from the Garden מִגַּן־ (mig·gan-) Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden of Eden עֵ֑דֶן (‘ê·ḏen) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve to work לַֽעֲבֹד֙ (la·‘ă·ḇōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land from which אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he had been taken. לֻקַּ֖ח (luq·qaḥ) Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take Jump to Previous Banished Cultivate Earth Eden Elohim Forth Garden Ground Serve Whence Work WorkerJump to Next Banished Cultivate Earth Eden Elohim Forth Garden Ground Serve Whence Work WorkerLinks Genesis 3:23 NIVGenesis 3:23 NLT Genesis 3:23 ESV Genesis 3:23 NASB Genesis 3:23 KJV Genesis 3:23 BibleApps.com Genesis 3:23 Biblia Paralela Genesis 3:23 Chinese Bible Genesis 3:23 French Bible Genesis 3:23 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 3:23 Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth (Gen. Ge Gn) |
   
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