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Genesis 3:22

NETBible	And the Lord God said, “Now¹ that the man has become like one of us,² knowing³ good and evil, he must not be allowed⁴ to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 3:22	And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live for ever."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 3:22	Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"—
NLT © biblegateway Gen 3:22	Then the LORD God said, "The people have become as we are, knowing everything, both good and evil. What if they eat the fruit of the tree of life? Then they will live forever!"
MSG © biblegateway Gen 3:22	GOD said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never--this cannot happen!"
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 3:22	And the Lord God said, Now the man has become like one of us, having knowledge of good and evil; and now if he puts out his hand and takes of the fruit of the tree of life, he will go on living for ever.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 3:22	Then the LORD God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever" —
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 3:22	Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever" ––
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KJV	And the LORD <03068> God <0430> said <0559> (8799)_, Behold <02005>_, the man <0120> is become as one <0259> of us, to know <03045> (8800) good <02896> and evil <07451>_: and now, lest he put forth <07971> (8799) his hand <03027>_, and take <03947> (8804) also of the tree <06086> of life <02416>_, and eat <0398> (8804)_, and live <02425> (8804) for ever <05769>_:
NASB © biblegateway Gen 3:22	Then the LORD <03068> God <0430> said <0559> , "Behold <02005> , the man <0120> has become <01961> like one <0259> of Us, knowing <03045> good <02896> and evil <07451> ; and now <06258> , he might <06435> stretch <07971> out his hand <03027> , and take <03947> also <01571> from the tree <06086> of life <02425> , and eat <0398> , and live <02421> forever <05769> "--
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM idou <2400> INJ adam <76> N-PRI gegonen <1096> V-RAI-3S wv <3739> CONJ eiv <1519> A-NSM ex <1537> PREP hmwn <1473> P-GP tou <3588> T-GSN ginwskein <1097> V-PAN kalon <2570> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ ponhron <4190> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ nun <3568> ADV mhpote <3379> ADV ekteinh <1614> V-AAS-3S thn <3588> T-ASF ceira <5495> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ labh <2983> V-AAS-3S tou <3588> T-GSN xulou <3586> N-GSN thv <3588> T-GSF zwhv <2222> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ fagh <2068> V-FMI-2S kai <2532> CONJ zhsetai <2198> V-FMI-3S eiv <1519> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM aiwna <165> N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	And the Lord <03068> God <0430> said <0559> , “Now that the man <0120> has become <01961> like one <0259> of <04480> us, knowing <03045> good <02896> and evil <07451> , he must not <06435> be allowed to stretch out <07971> his hand <03027> and take <03947> also <01571> from the tree <06086> of life <02416> and eat <0398> , and live <02425> forever <05769> .”
HEBREW	Mlel <05769> yxw <02425> lkaw <0398> Myyxh <02416> Uem <06086> Mg <01571> xqlw <03947> wdy <03027> xlsy <07971> Np <06435> htew <06258> erw <07451> bwj <02896> tedl <03045> wnmm <04480> dxak <0259> hyh <01961> Mdah <0120> Nh <02005> Myhla <0430> hwhy <03068> rmayw (3:22) <0559>

NETBible

And the Lord God said, “Now¹ that the man has become like one of us,² knowing³ good and evil, he must not be allowed⁴ to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

NET Notes

¹tn The particle הֵן (hen) introduces a foundational clause, usually beginning with “since, because, now.”

²sn The man has become like one of us. See the notes on Gen 1:26 and 3:5.

³tn The infinitive explains in what way the man had become like God: “knowing good and evil.”

⁴tn Heb “and now, lest he stretch forth.” Following the foundational clause, this clause forms the main point. It is introduced with the particle פֶּן (pen) which normally introduces a negative purpose, “lest….” The construction is elliptical; something must be done lest the man stretch forth his hand. The translation interprets the point intended.