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Chapter 3

Genesis 3:22

RBT Translation:
And Yahweh elohim is saying, `Behold, the Red-one has become as one from out of himself,146 to perceive good one and ruined-one. And now, lest he is sending away his hand, and he has taken hold also of the Wood of the Living-ones, and he has eaten, and he has lived to the concealed-one.`147
RBT Paraphrase:
ממנו - From out of himself
And He Is mighty ones is saying, "Behold! the Man has become as one, from out of Himself, to perceive the good one and evil one. And
now
lest he is sending away the hand of himself, and he has taken hold also from the Tree of the Living Ones, and he has eaten, and he is living to the Eternal One."
LITV Translation:
And Jehovah God said, Behold! The man has become as one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put forth his hand and also take from the Tree of Life, and eat, and live forever,
ESV Translation:
Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree of life and eat, and so he shall live forever—

Footnotes

146

Hebrew ממנו

Translators were not consistent with the meaning of mimenu which can mean either from out of it/him, or from out of us.  Eating from out of him (the tree) is to eat from out of himself. (#4480) 

147

Strong’s #5769, olam. This means properly concealed or hidden. From the root alam (#5956) to conceal. The “past” wouldn’t fit the idea of hidden or concealed, but the “future” or horizon beyond is. This is not the same as Strong’s #5703, ad, which means perpetuity. Elohim is the Rock of Olamim (Eternal ones), Isaiah 26:4. The Kingdom is a kingdom of kal-Olamim (the whole of the Eternal ones), Psalm 145:13. From olam to olam, you are elohim, Psalm 90:2.

 

 

Eternity or everlasting have been interpreted as abstract concepts. But what if the eternal was as concrete as a circle, or wheel, is concrete?

There is another element to consider. Olam is a Hebrew word that appears around 15 or 16 times with a definite article, i.e. The Olam. It also often appears with the preposition "to" לעלם "to Olam". If there is no definiteness to "eternity" or "everlasting" then there is quite a contradiction in the idea of "the Eternity" or "the Everlasting"