OET interlinear GEN 3:24

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יְגָ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־הָֽ⁠אָדָ֑ם

and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind

Alternate translation: [Then after God drove the man and his wife out of the garden] or [After God banished them from the garden]

וַ⁠יַּשְׁכֵּן֩

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind and=he/it_made_stay/reside from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden DOM the=cherubims and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife the=tumbling to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of tree/message the=life )

Alternate translation: [then he stationed] or [then he placed]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠קֶּ֨דֶם לְ⁠גַן־עֵ֜דֶן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind and=he/it_made_stay/reside from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden DOM the=cherubims and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife the=tumbling to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of tree/message the=life )

It is implied that the entrance to the garden is where the cherubim were placed to keep everyone from ever entering the garden again. Consider again how you translated garden in Gen 2:8–10, 2:15–16; 3:1–3, 3:8, 3:10 and 3:23–24. Alternate translation: [on the east side of the garden at its entrance] or [at the entrance to the garden, which was on its east side]

וְ⁠אֵ֨ת לַ֤הַט הַ⁠חֶ֨רֶב֙

and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife

Alternate translation: [and a fiery sword] or [and a sword made of flames]

הַ⁠מִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind and=he/it_made_stay/reside from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden DOM the=cherubims and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife the=tumbling to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of tree/message the=life )

It seems that the sword was swinging by itself since there is no mention of anyone holding it. Alternate translation: [that was turning around in all directions] or [that was flashing back and forth]

לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֕ר אֶת־דֶּ֖רֶךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind and=he/it_made_stay/reside from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden DOM the=cherubims and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife the=tumbling to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of tree/message the=life )

Alternate translation: [to keep everyone away from the way that leads to] or [so that no one could go near]

עֵ֥ץ הַֽ⁠חַיִּֽים

tree/message (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_drove_out DOM the=humankind and=he/it_made_stay/reside from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden DOM the=cherubims and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife the=tumbling to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of tree/message the=life )

See how you translated this phrase in Genesis 2:9 and 3:22. Alternate translation: [the tree of eternal life] or [the tree whose fruit gives people eternal life]