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Genesis 3:22 Interlinear

said And the LORD God 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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀H559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2יְהוָ֣הH3068And the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4הֵ֤ןH2005Beholdlo!; also (as expressing surprise) if
5הָֽאָדָם֙H120the manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
6הָיָה֙H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7כְּאַחַ֣דH259is become as oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
8מִמֶּ֔נּוּH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
9לָדַ֖עַתH3045of us to knowto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
10ט֣וֹבH2896goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
11וָרָ֑עH7451and evilbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
12וְעַתָּ֣ה׀H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
13פֶּןH6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
14יִשְׁלַ֣חH7971and now lest he put forthto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
15יָד֗וֹH3027his handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
16וְלָקַח֙H3947and taketo take (in the widest variety of applications)
17גַּ֚םH1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
18מֵעֵ֣ץH6086also of the treea tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
19הַֽחַיִּ֔יםH2416of lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
20וְאָכַ֖לH398and eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
21וָחַ֥יH2425and liveto live; causatively to revive
22לְעֹלָֽם׃H5769for everproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

Verse Context

Genesis 3:21make did the LORD God Unto Adam also and to his wife coats...
Genesis 3:22 (current)said And the LORD God 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 3:23sent him forth Therefore the LORD God from the garden of Eden to till...

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