Genesis 2:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 2:11

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.

15 Then the Lord God took¹ the man and put him in the garden of Eden to² tend and keep it.

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

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American Standard Version
The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Amplified® Bible
The first is named Pishon; it is the one flowing around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Contemporary English Version
The first one is the Pishon River that flows through the land of Havilah,

Darby English Version
The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.

Good News Bible
The first river is the Pishon; it flows around the country of Havilah.

King James Version
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

New American Standard Bible
The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

New International Version
The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

New King James Version
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The name of the first we call Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where gold lies.

Revised Standard Version
The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Young's Literal Translation
the name of the one `is' Pison, it `is' that which is surrounding the whole land of the Havilah where the gold `is',

New English Translation
The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through¹ the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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