Genesis 3:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 3:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הֵ֤ן
hên
H2005
behold
הָֽאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּאַחַ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
לָדַ֖עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וָרָ֑ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יִשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָד֗וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְלָקַח֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
גַּ֚ם
gam
H1571
also
מֵעֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
הַֽחַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
וְאָכַ֖ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וָחַ֥י
châyay
H2425
to live
לְעֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..."
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. And now he must not reach out his hand and also take from the tree of life and eat it and live forever!”
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