Genesis 3:24

24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[a] of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:24 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
NLT
24 After sending them out, the LORD God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
MSG
24 He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life.
CSB
24 He drove man out, and east of the garden of Eden He stationed cherubim with a flaming, whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:24 In-Context

22 And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Cross References 4

  • 1. S Genesis 2:8
  • 2. Exodus 25:18-22; 1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 6:2; 2 Samuel 22:11; 1 Kings 6:27; 1 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 19:15; 2 Chronicles 5:8; Psalms 18:10; Psalms 80:1; Psalms 99:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 10:1; Ezekiel 28:16
  • 3. Job 40:19; Psalms 104:4; Isaiah 27:1
  • 4. S Genesis 2:9

Footnotes 1

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