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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.”

Genesis 3:23

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Study note

God has spoken consequences over the serpent, the woman and the man. The story now closes with the couple being sent out of Eden, with the way back guarded, so that they do not eat from the tree of life in a fallen state.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

American Standard Version (ASV)

therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y sacólo Jehová del huerto de Edén, para que labrase la tierra de que fué tomado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Dios el Señor expulsó al hombre y a la mujer del jardín de Edén, y puso al hombre a que trabajara la tierra de la cual fue hecho.

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