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Genesis 2:10

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

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וְנָהָרּ֙venaharand floodנָהָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.יֹצֵ֣אyotsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מֵעֵ֔דֶןmeedenfrom Edenעֵדֶןpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Eden”H5731Eden, the region of Adam's homeEden.לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתlehashqotto cause to drinkשָׁקָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to cause to drink”, the to-form of the verbH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַגָּ֑ןhaganthe gardenגַּןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the garden”, the ordinary formH1588a garden (as fenced)garden.וּמִשָּׁם֙umishamand from thereשָׁםconjunction, preposition, adverb — “and from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.יִפָּרֵ֔דyiparedseparateפָּרַדverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “separate”, an unfinished actionH6504to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.וְהָיָ֖הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְאַרְבָּעָ֥הlearbaahto fourאַרְבַּעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “to four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.רָאשִֽׁיםrashimheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a river is going out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it is parted, and hath become four chief [rivers];

World English Bible

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.

Darby Translation

And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.

Douay-Rheims

And a river went out of the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And a river proceeds out of Edem to water the garden, thence it divides itself into four heads.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποταμὸς δὲ ἐκπορεύεται ἐξ Ἐδὲμ ποτίζειν τὸν παράδεισον· ἐκεῖθεν ἀφορίζεται εἰς τέσσαρας ἀρχάς.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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