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.”
Genesis 2:10 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And a river went out the place of pleasure to water paradise, which from thence is divided into four heads.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
- DARBYDarby
- And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.
- YLTYoung'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;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Context: Genesis 2
8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
About Genesis 2: Separation of Light and Darkness
God creates man and woman, and places them in a beautiful garden called Eden. He tells them they can eat from any tree in the garden except one tree. They were not supposed to eat from that tree.
Commentary
Genesis chapter 2 is the second chapter of the book of Genesis in the Bible. It is the second of five books of the Torah, and it is the first book of the Bible's Old Testament. In this chapter, God creates the world and all of its inhabitants.
The chapter begins with God resting on the seventh day after creating the world. He then creates man from the dust of the ground and breathes life into him. God then places man in the Garden of Eden and gives him instructions to tend to the garden and not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.