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Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

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שֵׁ֥םshemfameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.הָֽאֶחָ֖דhaechadthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,פִּישׁ֑וֹןpishonPisonפִּישׁוֹןnoun, proper name — “Pison”H6376Pishon, a river of EdenPison.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.הַסֹּבֵ֗בhasovevthe bringסָבַבdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the bring”, a verb used as a describing wordH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…אֵ֚תetobject 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הַֽחֲוִילָ֔הhachavilahthe Havilahחֲוִילָהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Havilah”H2341Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two menHavilah.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…שָׁ֖םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.הַזָּהָֽבhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Young’s Literal Translation

the name of the one [is] Pison, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold [is],

World English Bible

The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Darby Translation

The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.

Douay-Rheims

The name of the one is Phison: that is it which compasseth all the land of Hevilath, where gold groweth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The name of the one, Phisom, this it is which encircles the whole land of Evilat, where there is gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὄνομα τῷ ἑνὶ, Φισῶν· οὗτος ὁ κυκλῶν πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν Εὐιλάτ· ἐκεῖ οὗ ἐστι τὸ χρυσίον.