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Genesis 3:22-24

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,the manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120is become as oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of us, to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451:and now, lest he put forthיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,and takeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947also of the treeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416,and eatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398,and liveH2425for everלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

23Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sent him forthוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֛הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971from the gardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731,to tillלַֽעֲבֹד֙la.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127from whence he was takenלֻקַּ֖חlu.KachH3947.

24So he drove outוַיְגָ֖רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644the manהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120;and he placedוַיַּשְׁכֵּן֩vai.yash.KenH7931at the eastמִקֶּ֨דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of the gardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588of Edenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731Cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,and a flamingלַ֤הַטLa.hatH3858swordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719which turned every wayהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתha.mit.ha.Pe.khetH2015,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֕רlish.MorH8104the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ סHa.chai.YimH2416.

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