²³ So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden^(A) to work the ground^(B) from which he had been taken. ²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side^[a] of the Garden of Eden^(C) cherubim^(D) and a flaming sword^(E) flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.^(F)