Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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 Version

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided, and became four heads.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [branching] rivers.

Bible in Basic English

And a river went out of Eden giving water to the garden; and from there it was parted and became four streams.

Darby Translation

And a river went out of Eden, to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four main streams.

Julia Smith Translation

And a river shall go out from Eden to water the garden, and from thence it shall be separated into four heads.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now a river flowed out from Eden that watered the garden, and from there it diverged and became four branches.

Modern King James verseion

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden. And from there it was divided and became four heads.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And there sprung a river out of Eden to water the garden, and thence divided itself, and grew into four principal waters.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, a river, was coming forth out of Eden, to water the garden, - and, from thence, it parted, and became four heads,

Webster

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

World English Bible

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.

Youngs 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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And a river
נהר 
Nahar 
Usage: 119

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

of Eden
עדן 
`Eden 
Usage: 16

to water
שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

the garden
גּן 
Gan 
Usage: 43

ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
Usage: 318

References

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Morish

Smith

Context Readings

The Generations Of Heaven And Earth

9 The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.



Cross References

Psalm 46:4

There is a river—
its streams delight the city of God,
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.

Revelation 22:1

Then he showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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