Genesis 2:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now a riverוְנָהָר֙
(ve·na·har)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
flowedיֹצֵ֣א
(yo·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out of Edenמֵעֵ֔דֶן
(me·'e·den,)
5731: the garden home of Adam and Evefrom an unused word
to waterלְהַשְׁקֹ֖ות
(le·hash·ko·vt)
8248: cause to drink water, give to drinka prim. root
the garden;הַגָּ֑ן
(hag·gan;)
1588: an enclosure, gardenfrom ganan
and from thereוּמִשָּׁם֙
(u·mi·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
it dividedיִפָּרֵ֔ד
(yip·pa·red,)
6504: to dividea prim. root
and becameוְהָיָ֖ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
fourלְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה
(le·'ar·ba·'ah)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
rivers.רָאשִֽׁים׃
(ra·shim.)
7218: heada prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And a river
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
of Eden
`Eden  (ay'-den)
Eden, the region of Adam's home -- Eden.
to water
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
the garden
gan  (gan)
a garden (as fenced) -- garden.
and from thence it was parted
parad  (paw-rad')
to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself) -- disperse, divide, be out of joint, part, scatter (abroad), separate (self), sever self, stretch, sunder.
and became into four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.

International Standard Version
A river flows from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides, becoming four branches.

NET Bible
Now a river flows from Eden to water the orchard, and from there it divides into four headstreams.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A river flowed from Eden to water the garden. Outside the garden it divided into four rivers.

King James 2000 Bible
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.
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