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Genesis 3:22

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3:22And the Lord God said, “Now64 that the man has become like one of us,65 knowing66 good and evil, he must not be allowed67 to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 64 The particle הֵן (hen) introduces a foundational clause, usually beginning with “since, because, now.”
  2. 65 The man has become like one of us. See the notes on and .
  3. 66 The infinitive explains in what way the man had become like God: “knowing good and evil.”
  4. 67 Heb “and now, lest he stretch forth.” Following the foundational clause, this clause forms the main point. It is introduced with the particle פֶּן (pen) which normally introduces a negative purpose, “lest.…” The construction is elliptical; something must be done lest the man stretch forth his hand. The translation interprets the point intended.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord God said, “Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh God said, “Look—the man has become as one of us, to know good and evil. What if he stretches out his hand and takes also from the tree of life and eats, and lives forever?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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: