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Genesis 2:10
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Life in God’s Garden

8 The Lord God planted aa garden beastward in cEden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.  
9 And out of the ground the Lord God made aevery tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. bThe tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and cevil.  
10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.
11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts athe whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.  
12 And the gold of that land is good. aBdellium and the onyx stone are there.  
13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush.
14 The name of the third river is aHiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of2 Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 2:10

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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® Bible
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [river] heads.

Contemporary English Version
From Eden a river flowed out to water the garden, then it divided into four rivers.

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

Good News Bible
A stream flowed in Eden and watered the garden; beyond Eden it divided into 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.

New American Standard Bible
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.

New International Version
A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.

New King James Version
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers.

Revised Standard Version
A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.

Young'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';

New English Translation
Now1 a river flows2 from Eden3 to water the orchard, and from there it divides4 into four headstreams.5


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