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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_drove_out DOM the_humankind and_he/it_made_stay/reside from_east to/for_garden of_ˊĒden DOM the_cherubims and_DOM the_flame the_sword/knife the_tumbling to_guard/protect DOM the_way of_the_tree the_life.
OET (OET-RV) After he expelled them, he placed sentries on the east side of the garden in Eden, as well as a fiery sword that swung around in every direction to guard the path to the tree of life.
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
and=he/it_made_stay/reside
Alternate translation: “then he stationed”
מִקֶּ֨דֶם לְגַן עֵ֜דֶן
from=east to/for=garden ˊĒden
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, 15-16; 3:1-3, 8, 10, 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”
Note 1 topic: translate-unknown
אֶת הַכְּרֻבִ֗ים
DOM DOM the=cherubims
Most translations transliterate or borrow this term from Hebrew throughout the Bible. Cherubim are a special category of very powerful angels. Each one has four faces: a human face, a lion’s face, a bull’s face and an eagle’s face (Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14). Each of them also has multiple wings. You could include some of that information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “some powerful beings called cherubim angels”
וְאֵ֨ת לַ֤הַט הַחֶ֨רֶב֙
and=DOM flame_of the=drought//sword/knife
A sword is a weapon that has a very long, sharp (often two-sided) blade that is longer than a knife, machete, or dagger and is attached to a hilt or handle. This sword may have had flames coming from it, or this may have been fire in the shape of a sword. Alternate translation: “and a fiery sword” or “and a sword made of flames”
הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת
the=tumbling
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
to=guard/protect DOM road/way_of
Alternate translation: “to keep everyone away from the way that leads to” or “so that no one could go near”
עֵ֥ץ הַֽחַיִּֽים
tree/word the=life
See how you translated this phrase in Gen 2:9 and 3:22. Alternate translation: “the tree of eternal life.” or “the tree whose fruit gives people eternal life.”
3:24 Cherubim are a class of angelic beings that guard access to God’s presence (Exod 26:31; Ezek 28:14).
• east . . . of Eden: In Genesis, movement eastward often implies leaving the presence or blessing of God, whether in judgment (see also Gen 4:16), self-aggrandizement (11:2; 13:11), or estrangement (25:6).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_drove_out DOM the_humankind and_he/it_made_stay/reside from_east to/for_garden of_ˊĒden DOM the_cherubims and_DOM the_flame the_sword/knife the_tumbling to_guard/protect DOM the_way of_the_tree the_life.
OET (OET-RV) After he expelled them, he placed sentries on the east side of the garden in Eden, as well as a fiery sword that swung around in every direction to guard the path to the tree of life.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.