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.
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ASV
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
KJV
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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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְגָ֖רֶשׁ | vay.Ga.resh | and he drove out | H1644 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֑ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| וַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩ | vai.yash.Ken | and he caused to dwell | H7931 → |
| מִקֶּ֨דֶם | mi.Ke.dem | from east | H6924 → |
| לְגַן־ | le.gan- | of [the] garden of | H1588 → |
| עֵ֜דֶן | 'E.den | Eden | H5731 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים | ha.ke.ru.Vim | the cherubim | H3742 → |
| וְאֵ֨ת | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| לַ֤הַט | La.hat | [the] flame of | H3858 → |
| הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ha.Che.rev | the sword | H2719 → |
| הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת | ha.mit.ha.Pe.khet | <the> whirling | H2015 → |
| לִשְׁמֹ֕ר | lish.Mor | to guard | H8104 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דֶּ֖רֶךְ | De.rekh | [the] way of | H1870 → |
| עֵ֥ץ | 'etz | [the] tree of | H6086 → |
| הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ ס | Ha.chai.Yim | <the> life | H2416 → |
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