Genesis 3:24

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.

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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
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.
DARBY
And he drove out Man; and he set the Cherubim, and the flame of the flashing sword, toward the east of the garden of Eden, to guard the way to the tree of life.
BLB
And He drove out the man, and He caused to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim and the flame of the sword that turns itself to guard the way to the tree of life.
ÅB
Og han drev mennesket ut, og foran Edens have satte han kjerubene med det flammende sverd som vendte seg hit og dit, for å vokte veien til livsens tre.
OTB
Så drev Han mannen ut; og øst for Edens hage satte Han kjeruber og et flammesverd som svingte hit og dit for å vokte veien til livets tre.
B1930
Og han drev mennesket ut, og foran Edens have satte han kjerubene med det luende sverd som vendte sig hit og dit, for å vokte veien til livsens tre.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 1:7

    And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

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  • Psalms 104:4

    Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

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  • Exodus 25:18–22

    And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

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  • 1 Chronicles 21:16–17

    And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

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  • Hebrews 10:18–22

    Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

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  • John 14:6

    Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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  • Ezekiel 10:2–22

    And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

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  • Joshua 5:13

    And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

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