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NASB					Gen 3:24 So ^AHe drove¹⁶⁴⁴ the man¹²⁰ out; and at the ^Beast^6924a of the garden¹⁵⁸⁸ of Eden⁵⁷³¹ He stationed⁷⁹³¹ the ^Ccherubim³⁷⁴² and the flaming^3858a sword²⁷¹⁹ which turned²⁰¹⁵ every direction to guard⁸¹⁰⁴ the way¹⁸⁷⁰ to ^Dthe tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ of life^2425b.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 3:24 So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He [permanently] stationed the ¹cherubim and the sword with the flashing blade which turned round and round [in every direction] to protect and guard the way (entrance, access) to the tree of life. [Rev 2:7; 22:2, 14, 19]

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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Cherubim are ministering angelic beings who avenge assaults on God's holiness.

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Ezek 31:11 therefore I will give it into the hand of a despot of the nations; he will thoroughly deal with it. According to its wickedness I have driven it away.

Gen 2:8 The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.

Ex 25:18 "You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Gen 2:9 Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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Greek Heb.

120

adam (9a); from an unused word; man, mankind:--any man(2), anyone(4), anyone's(1), being*(1), common sort*(1), human(19), infantry(1), low degree*(1), low*(1), man(363), man's(20), man*(1), mankind(9), men(104), men of low degree*(1), men's(3), men*(4), mortal(1), one(3), people(1), person(5), person*(1), persons(3), population(1), someone(1).

1588

gan (171a); from 1598; an enclosure, garden:--garden(40), gardens(2).

1644

garash (176c); a prim. root; to drive out, cast out:--dismissed(1), dispossessed(1), divorced(5), drive(16), driven(6), driven it away(1), driving(1), drove(8), drove them away(1), evict(1), expelled(1), surely drive(1), toss(1), tossed about(1), tossing(1).

1870

derek (202c); from 1869; way, road, distance, journey, manner:--actions(1), acts(1), conduct(11), course(2), crooked*(2), direction(4), distance(1), example(1), favors(1), highway(4), highway*(1), impulses(1), journey(37), line(1), manner(4), mission(2), path(4), pathless*(2), pathway(1), pathway*(1), practice(1), road(30), roads(5), roadway(2), safely*(1), street(2), toward(33), toward*(1), walk(1), way(382), way in the direction(1), way toward(1), ways(150), wayside(2), wherever*(1).

2015

haphak (245b); a prim. root; to turn, overturn:--become(1), came(1), change(1), changed(6), changes(1), come(1), drained(1), give(1), had a change(1), inundate(1), overthrew(5), overthrow(5), overthrown(3), overthrows(1), overturned(1), overturns(2), perverted(2), reined about*(1), restore(1), retraced(1), shifted(1), tumbling(1), turn(6), turned(44), turned aside(1), turned back(1), turned over(1), turning(1), turning around(1).

2425b

chayyim (313a); from 2421a; life:--alive(1), life(124), life-giving(1), lifetime(4), live(5), live*(1), lived(2), lived*(1), lives(4), living(1), sustenance(1).

2719

chereb (352b); from 2717c; a sword:--axes(1), knives(2), sword(390), swords(18), swordsmen*(1), tool(1).

3742

kerub (500c); of unc. der.; prob. an order of angelic beings:--cherub(25), cherubim(65).

3858a

lahat (529d); from 3857; a flame:--flaming(1).

5731

Eden (727a); from an unused word; the garden home of Adam and Eve:--Eden(14).

6086

ets (781c); from an unused word; tree, trees, wood:--carpenters*(4), framework(1), gallows(9), handle(1), logs(1), shaft(3), stalks(1), stick(8), sticks(3), timber(19), timbers(5), tree(74), trees(71), wild*(1), wood(111), wooden(6).

6924a

qedem (869c); from an unused word; front, east, formerly:--ancient(4), ancient times(3), before(1), before his of old(1), earliest times(1), East(1), east(26), east side(1), eastward(1), eternal(1), everlasting(1), formerly(1), forward(1), gone(1), long ago(1), old(16), times*(2).

7931

shakan or
shaken (1014d); a prim. root; to settle down, abide, dwell:--abide(1), abide*(1), abides(1), camping(1), continue(1), dwell(56), dwellers(1), dwelling(7), dwells(11), dwelt(5), establish(5), inhabitants(1), inhabited(1), lay(1), lie(1), lies down(1), live(9), lived(3), lives(1), living(1), lying down(1), nest(2), pitched(1), remain(1), remained(2), remains(1), rest(1), rested(1), set(1), settle(2), settled(3), settled down(2), stands(1), stationed(1), stay(1), staying(1).

8104

shamar (1036b); a prim. root; to keep, watch, preserve:--attend(4), being careful(1), beware(8), bodyguard*(1), careful(32), careful to keep(1), cares(1), charge(4), confine(1), confined(1), defending(1), did(1), diligently keep(1), doorkeeper*(1), doorkeepers*(4), gatekeepers*(1), give heed(2), giving heed(1), guard(20), guarded(7), guards(4), guardsmen(1), have charge(1), heed to yourself and keep(1), heeds(1), hoarded(1), indignant(1), keep(156), keeper(8), keepers(2), keeping(10), keeps(19), kept(38), kept watch(2), maintained(1), mark(2), observe(30), observed(6), observes(1), observing(1), officers(2), pay attention(1), perform(3), performed(1), performing(2), preserve(5), preserved(3), preserves(6), protect(4), protects(1), regard(3), regards(2), remains(1), reserved(1), secured(1), sentries(1), spare(1), spies(1), take care(1), take heed(5), take note(1), take...heed(1), waiting(1), waits(1), watch(11), watched(1), watches(3), watching(3), watchman(4), watchmen(7).

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