Genesis 3:22 — Bible Verse (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:”
Genesis 3:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 3:22 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 3:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—””
Genesis 3:22 — World English Bible
Genesis 3:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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— ”
Genesis 3:22 — American Standard Version
Genesis 3:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --”
Genesis 3:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 3:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever...! ”
Genesis 3:22 — Darby Translation
Genesis 3:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord God said, Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, to knowe good and euill. And nowe lest he put foorth his hand, and take also of ye tree of life and eate and liue for euer,”
Genesis 3:22 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 3:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord God said, “Look, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—””
Genesis 3:22 — The Living Sword
Genesis 3:22 in Context — Genesis 3
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
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.
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.
What Does Genesis 3:22 Mean?
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