Genesis 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”

Genesis 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 3:23 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.”

Genesis 3:23 — World English Bible

Genesis 3:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. ”

Genesis 3:23 — American Standard Version

Genesis 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;”

Genesis 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken. ”

Genesis 3:23 — Darby Translation

Genesis 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore the Lord God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till ye earth, whence he was taken.”

Genesis 3:23 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 3:23 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.”

Genesis 3:23 — The Living Sword

Genesis 3:23 in Context — Genesis 3

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.

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What Does Genesis 3:23 Mean?

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