Genesis 2:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. | Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: | And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and a river | וְנָהָר֙ | ve-na-HAR | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
| [was] going out | יֹצֵ֣א | yo-TZE' | H3318L | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| from Eden | מֵעֵ֔דֶן | me-'E-den | H5731B | Edenעֵ֫דֶן (e.den) § Eden= "pleasure" the first habitat of man after the creation |
| to water | לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת | le-hash-KOT | H8248G | cupbearerמַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) butler, cup-bearer |
| the garden | הַגָּ֑ן | ha-GAN | H1588M | gardenגַּן (gan) 1) garden, enclosure 1a) enclosed garden 1a1) (fig. of a bride) 1b) garden (of plants) 1c) Garden of Eden |
| and from there | וּמִשָּׁם֙ | u-mi-SHAM | H8033G | thereשָׁם (sham) 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time) Aramaic equivalent: tam.mah (תַּמָּה "there" H8536) |
| it divided | יִפָּרֵ֔ד | yi-pa-RED | H6504 | to scatterבְּדַר (be.dar) (Pael) to scatter Aramaic of pa.rad (פָּרַד "to separate" H6504) |
| and it became | וְהָיָ֖ה | ve-ha-YAH | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| into four | לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה | le-'ar-ba-'AH | H0702 | fourאַרְבַּע (ar.ba) four |
| heads | רָאשִֽׁים׃ | ra-SHIM | H7218J | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.