Genesis 3:22

And Hashem Elohim said, See, HaAdam is become like one of Us, knowing tov v'rah; and now, lest he put forth his yad, and take also of HaEtz HaChayyim, and eat, and chai l'olam (live forever);

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King 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:

In Context

21Unto Adam also and to his isha did Hashem Elohim make kesonos ohr, and clothed them.

23Therefore Hashem Elohim sent him forth from the Gan Eden, to work haadamah from which place he was taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:9And out of the adamah made Hashem Elohim to spring up + 2:9 See Gn 2:5 kol etz (every tree) that is pleasing to the sight, and tov for food; the Etz HaChayyim (Tree of Life) also in the midst of the gan (garden), and the Etz HaDa'as Tov v'Rah. + 2:9 See Gn 3:22, i.e., representing moral autonomy; contrast Ex 9:20-21 where the Dvar Hashem is the guide of life, even for Gentiles

Genesis 11:6And Hashem said, See, the Am is echad and they have all one language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be impossible for them, which they have proposed to do.

Proverbs 3:18She is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life) to them that lay hold upon her; 1 and me'usher (blessed) is every one that holdeth her fast. 1

Isaiah 47:12Stand now with thine khavarim (spells, magic, enchantments), 1 and with the multitude of thy kashefanut (sorceries, witchcraft) 1 wherein thou hast toiled from thy neurim; 1 perhaps thou shalt be able to succeed, 1 perhaps thou mayest cause terror. 1

John 6:48Ani Hu the lechem haChayyim. + 6:48 Num 14:23; Dt 1:35

Revelation 22:2In the middle of the rekhov (street) of it, and on either side on the nahar (river) was the Etz HaChayyim, producing Shneym Asar Perot (Twelve Fruits), according to each chodesh (month), yielding the p'ri of it, and the leaves of the Etz (tree) were for the refu'ah (healing) of the Nations. + 22:2 Ezek 47:12

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:22

21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. We have here a further instance of God's care concerning our first parents, notwithstanding their sin. Though he corrects his disobedient children, and put them under the marks of his displeasure, yet he does not disinherit them, but, like a tender father, provides the herb of the field for their food and coats of skins for their clothing. Thus the father provided for the returning prodigal, Luke xv. 22, 23 . If the Lord had… Read the whole commentary →

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