Genesis 3:23

The Expulsion from Paradise

22Then 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...”23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

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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.
American Standard Version (1901)
therefore Jehovah God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence 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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken.
Free Bible Version
So the Lord God expelled them from the Garden of Eden. He sent Adam to cultivate the ground from which he'd been made.
Geneva Bible 1599
Therefore the Lord God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till ye earth, whence he was taken.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
One Unity Resource Bible
Therefore Adonai God physically sent him out from the garden of Eden [Delight], to till the ground from which he was taken.
Plain English Version
So God hunted them out of the garden. To get food, they had to dig the ground and grow plants. You know, God made that man out of the ground, and after they left the garden, that man had to dig that same ground.
Translation for Translators
So Yahweh God expelled the man and his wife from the garden of Eden. Yahweh God had created Adam from the ground, but now he forced him to till that ground so that he could grow food to eat.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.
Noah Webster Bible
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 out from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;