Genesis 3:24

So he expelled the man,—and caused to dwell—in front of the garden of Eden—cherubim and a brandishing sword—flame, to keep the way to the tree of life.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

In Context

23So Yahweh God put him forth from the garden of Eden,—to till the ground wherefrom he had been taken.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:8And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, on the east,—and put there the man whom he had formed.

Exodus 25:18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold,—of beaten work, shalt thou make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory.

Joshua 5:13And it came to pass, while Joshua was at Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes, and looked, and lo! a man standing over against him, with his sword drawn, in his hand,—so Joshua went unto him, and said to him, For us, art thou, or for our adversaries?

1 Kings 6:25Ten cubits, also was the second cherub,—of one size and one shape, were the two cherubim.

Psalms 80:1O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Thou who leddest forth Joseph like a rock, Thou who art throned on the cherubim, appear!

Psalms 104:4Making His messengers, winds, His attendants, a flaming fire;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:23-24

Adam and Eve Expelled from Eden. ( b. c. 4004.) 22 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: 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.… Read the whole commentary →

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