King James Version

Genesis 2:13

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

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וְשֵֽׁםveshemand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.הַנָּהָ֥רhanaharthe floodנָהָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.הַשֵּׁנִ֖יhashenithe againשֵׁנִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).גִּיח֑וֹןgichonGihonגִּיחוֹןnoun, proper name — “Gihon”H1521Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near JerusalemGihon.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.הַסּוֹבֵ֔בhasovevthe 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…אֵ֖תetobject 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).אֶ֥רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, 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.כּֽוּשׁkushCushכּוּשׁnoun, proper name — “Cush”H3568Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an IsraeliteChush, Cush, Ethiopia.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the name of the second river [is] Gibon, it [is] that which is surrounding the whole land of Cush;

World English Bible

The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.

Darby Translation

And the name of the second river is Gihon: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Cush.

Douay-Rheims

And the name of the second river is Gehon: the same is it that compasseth all the land of Ethiopia.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the name of the second river is Geon, this it is which encircles the whole land of Ethiopia.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ δευτέρῳ, Γεῶν· οὗτος ὁ κυκλῶν πᾶσαν τὴν γὴν Αἰθιοπίας.