So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 3:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So [God] drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden the cherubim and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep and guard the way to the tree of life. [Rev. 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19.] American Standard Version (1901) So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. Common English Bible He drove out the human. To the east of the garden of Eden, he stationed winged creatures wielding flaming swords to guard the way to the tree of life. Catholic Public Domain Version And he cast out Adam. And in front of the Paradise of enjoyment, he placed the Cherubim with a flaming sword, turning together, to guard the way to the tree of life. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he cast out Adam; and placed before the paradise of pleasure Cherubims, and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. |
So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘I have had a male child with the Lord’s help.’
Since you are banishing me today from the face of the earth, and I must hide from your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.’
‘Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering from everyone who is willing to give.
Then I looked, and there above the expanse over the heads of the cherubim was something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli.
I determined to hand it over to a ruler of nations; he would surely deal with it. I banished it because of its wickedness.
When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing on the path with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.
Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
And about the angels he says: He makes his angels winds, and his servants a fiery flame, ,
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies? ’
So the people sent men to Shiloh to bring back the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Armies, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.