Genesis 3:24

“And he drove out the man, and he stationed east of the garden of Eden the cherubim and the flame of the sword that turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.”
Genesis 3:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And he drove outוַיְגָרֶשׁthe man,אֶת הָאָדָםandוַhe stationedיַּשְׁכֵּןeastמִקֶּדֶםof the gardenלְגַןof Edenעֵדֶןthe cherubimאֶת הַכְּרֻבִיםand the flameוְאֵת לַהַטof the swordהַחֶרֶבthat turned every way,הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶתto guardלִשְׁמֹרthe wayאֶת דֶּרֶךְto the treeעֵץof life.הַחַיִּים

Context

The cherubim appear again over the ark: two of gold covered the cover of expiation with their wings (Exodus 25:18-20). Ezekiel describes them with four faces and four wings (Ezekiel 1:6; 10:14, 20).

Source: Exodus 25:20; Ezekiel 1:6; Ezekiel 10:20

Documented fact

Cherubכְּרוּב / Χερούβכרוב Cheroub

A winged being that the Bible places beside the presence of God. Cherubim guard the way to the tree of life (Genesis 3:24); two of gold covered the cover of expiation with their wings (Exodus 25:18-20); Ezekiel describes them with four faces and four wings (Ezekiel 10:14, 20-21).

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Genesis 3:24, word by word

And he drove outיְגָרֶשׁyegaresh

drive out

To force someone out of their home or land.

Where else “yegaresh” appears

the manאָדָםadam

Adam

Adam, the first man.

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he stationedיַּשְׁכֵּןyashken

make dwell

To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".

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eastקֶּדֶםkedem

east

The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.

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of the gardenגַןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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of Edenעֵדֶןeden

Eden

Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".

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the cherubimכְּרֻבִיםkeruvim

cherub

Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.

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and the flameלַהַטlahat

flame

The glow of fire in motion, shining and licking.

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of the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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that turned every wayמִּתְהַפֶּכֶתmithapechet

turn

To turn one's body or course the other way.

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to guardשְׁמֹרshemor

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

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the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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to the treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of lifeחַיִּיםchayim

life

The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.

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The context

23And YHWH Elohim sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

24 · This verse (above)

Read all of Genesis 3

To study Genesis 3 in a group

1. What it says
What did the serpent say to the woman, and what did she and the man do afterward (vv. 1-6)?
2. What it means
What changed between the man, the woman, and Elohim after they ate the fruit (vv. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
When you fail, how can you come near to Elohim instead of hiding, as the man did (v. 8)?

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