Kejadian 2:1

2:1 The heavens and the earth ¹  were completed with everything that was in them. ² 

Kejadian 3:22

3:22 And the Lord God said, “Now ³  that the man has become like one of us, ⁴  knowing ⁵  good and evil, he must not be allowed ⁶  to stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

¹ tn See the note on the phrase “the heavens and the earth” in 1:1.

² tn Heb “and all the host of them.” Here the “host” refers to all the entities and creatures that God created to populate the world.

³ tn The particle הֵן (hen) introduces a foundational clause, usually beginning with “since, because, now.”

⁴ sn The man has become like one of us. See the notes on Gen 1:26 and 3:5.

⁵ tn The infinitive explains in what way the man had become like God: “knowing good and evil.”

⁶ tn 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.