Genesis 3:22
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And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
In other translations
And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶר׀vaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430הֵןhenhere!H2005הָאָדָםha'adamthe manH120הָיָהhayahhe has becomeH1961כְּאַחַדke'achadlike oneH259מִמֶּנּוּmimenuof usH4480לָדַעַתlada'atby knowingH3045טוֹבtovgoodH2896וָרָעvara'and evilH7451וְעַתָּה׀ve'atahand thereforeH6258פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יִשְׁלַחyishlachhe should stretch outH7971יָדוֹyadohand hisH3027וְלָקַחvelakachand he will takeH3947גַּםgamalsoH1571מֵעֵץme'etzfrom [the] tree ofH6086הַחַיִּיםhachaiyim<the> lifeH2416וְאָכַלve'akhaland he will eatH398וָחַיvachaiand he will liveH2421לְעֹלָם׃le'olamfor everH5769
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