Genesis 3.22
Hebrew: And the Lord God said, "Now that the man has become like one of us, knowing good and bad, what if he should stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever!"
Greek: And God said, "Behold, Adam has become as one of us, knowing good and evil, and now on no account shall he stretch out his hand and take from the tree of life and eat and live forever.
Old Latin: And the Lord God said, "Behold, Adam has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now let him not put forth his hand and take of the fruit of the tree of life and eat and live forever."
Vulgate: 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:"
Peshitta: And the Lord God said, "Look Adam has become like one of us so as to know good and evil.. Now lest he send his hand and take even from the tree of life and eat and live forever."
Targums:
- Onkelos: Then the Lord God said, "Here, Adam has become the only one in the world knowing good from evil, and now perhaps he will stretch out his hand and also take from the tree of life and eat. and live forever."
- Neophyti: And the Lord God said: "Behold, the first Adam whom I have created is alone in the world as I am alone in the heavens on high. Numerous nations are to arise from him, and from him shall arise one nation who will know to distinguish between good and evil. If he had observed the precept of the Law and fulfilled its commandment he would live and endure forever like the tree of life. And now, since he has not observed the precepts of the Law and has not fulfilled its commandment, behold we will banish him from the garden of Eden before he stretches out his hand and takes of the fruit of the tree of life and eats and lives for ever."
- PS. Jonathan: And the Lord God said to the angels who minister before him, "Behold, Adam was alone on the earth as I am alone in the heavens on high. From him there will arise those who will know how to distinguish between good and evil. If he had kept the commandments (which) I commanded him he would have lived and endured like the tree of life forever. But now, since he has not observed what I commanded him, let us decree against him, and let us banish him from the Garden of Eden, before he puts forth his hand and takes (also) of the fruit of the tree of life. For behold, if he eats of it, he will live and endure forever."
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