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...”
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ASV
And Jehovah 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—
KJV
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:
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֗ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| הֵ֤ן | hen | here! | H2005 → |
| הָֽאָדָם֙ | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| הָיָה֙ | ha.Yah | he has become | H1961 → |
| כְּאַחַ֣ד | ke.'a.Chad | like one | H259 → |
| מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | mi.Me.nu | of us | H4480 → |
| לָדַ֖עַת | la.Da.'at | by knowing | H3045 → |
| ט֣וֹב | Tov | good | H2896 → |
| וָרָ֑ע | va.Ra' | and evil | H7451 → |
| וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ | ve.'a.Tah | and therefore | H6258 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| יִשְׁלַ֣ח | yish.Lach | he should stretch out | H7971 → |
| יָד֗וֹ | ya.Do | hand his | H3027 → |
| וְלָקַח֙ | ve.la.Kach | and he will take | H3947 → |
| גַּ֚ם | gam | also | H1571 → |
| מֵעֵ֣ץ | me.'Etz | from [the] tree of | H6086 → |
| הַֽחַיִּ֔ים | ha.chai.Yim | <the> life | H2416 → |
| וְאָכַ֖ל | ve.'a.Khal | and he will eat | H398 → |
| וָחַ֥י | va.Chai | and he will live | H2421 → |
| לְעֹלָֽם׃ | le.'o.Lam | for ever | H5769 → |
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