King James Version

Genesis 2:12

And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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וּֽזֲהַ֛בuzahavand goldזָהָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.הָאָ֥רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הַהִ֖ואhahivthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “the 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.ט֑וֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…שָׁ֥םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.הַבְּדֹ֖לַחhabdolachthe bdelliumבְּדֹלַחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bdellium”, the ordinary formH916something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearlbdellium.וְאֶ֥בֶןveevenand stoneאֶבֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).הַשֹּֽׁהַםhashohamthe onyxשֹׁהַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the onyx”, the ordinary formH7718a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)onyx.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the gold of that land [is] good, there [is] the bdolach and the shoham stone;

World English Bible

and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

Darby Translation

And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

Douay-Rheims

And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ δὲ χρυσίον τῆς γῆς ἐκείνης καλόν· καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθραξ, καὶ ὁ λίθος ὁ πράσινος.