Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.
New American Standard Bible
therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
King James Version
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Holman Bible
So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
International Standard Version
therefore the LORD God expelled the man from the garden of Eden so he would work the ground from which he had been taken.
A Conservative Version
therefore LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.
American Standard Version
therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Amplified
therefore the Lord God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
Bible in Basic English
So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.
Darby Translation
Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will send. him forth from the garden of Eden to work the earth which he was taken from there.
King James 2000
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Modern King James verseion
therefore Jehovah God sent him out from the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he had been taken.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the LORD God cast him out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth whence he was taken.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
The Emphasized Bible
So Yahweh God put him forth from the garden of Eden, - to till the ground wherefrom he had been taken.
Webster
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
World English Bible
Therefore Yahweh God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of » Subsequent history of
Agriculture » The first occupation of man
Agriculture » Divine institution of
Agriculture or husbandry » Man doomed to labor in, after the fall
Agriculture or husbandry » The cultivation of the earth
Banishment » Of adam and eve, from eden
Gardens » Of eden » Man driven from, after the fall
Industry » Required of man after the fall
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Tends to presumption
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 3:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Adam And Eve Are Sent Out Of The Garden
22 And the Lord God said, "Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not be allowed to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." 23 So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken. 24 When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 4:2
Then she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel took care of the flocks, while Cain cultivated the ground.
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
Genesis 4:12
When you try to cultivate the ground it will no longer yield its best for you. You will be a homeless wanderer on the earth."
Genesis 9:20
Noah, a man of the soil, began to plant a vineyard.
Ecclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.