Genesis 3:23

23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 3:23 in Other Translations

KJV
23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
ESV
23 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
NLT
23 So the LORD God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.
MSG
23 So God expelled them from the Garden of Eden and sent them to work the ground, the same dirt out of which they'd been made.
CSB
23 So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.

Genesis 3:23 In-Context

21 The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
22 And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
23 So the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 2:8
  • 2. S Genesis 2:7; Genesis 4:2
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